RayO , Re: LS Visor creaking

[njbok]

Ray - I have an 04 LS, and both front visors creak loudly when pulled down
(or up, for that matter). I tried sliding them out on the shaft as far as
possible, and lubricating, but to no avail. They still stick & creak as
loud as ever when used.

Is there a way to remove the visor completely from the shaft ? The problem
is in there somewhere, and without sliding the visor off entirely, I'll
never be able to lube it at the problem point.

Thanks,

Walt

[Ray O]

Post by njbok
Ray - I have an 04 LS, and both front visors creak loudly when pulled down
(or up, for that matter). I tried sliding them out on the shaft as far as
possible, and lubricating, but to no avail. They still stick & creak as
loud as ever when used.
Is there a way to remove the visor completely from the shaft ? The problem
is in there somewhere, and without sliding the visor off entirely, I'll
never be able to lube it at the problem point.
Thanks,
Walt

What are you lubricating the shaft with? Hopefully, you are using silicone
spray. A lot of aerosol lubricants come with a thin plastic snorkel that
fits in the spray nozzle, have you tried sliding the visor about halfway out
along the shaft, sticking the snorkel between the shaft and visor, and
giving it a squirt?

I haven't figured out a way to remove the visor completely from the shaft,
at least with the ability to put it back together again ;-)

[njbok]

Yeah, that's what I used - silicon spray w/thin red tip attached. Problem is
that there's no room to actually fit it in much, and it seems the spray
doesn't get too far in there. I figured there must be some secret way to
get the visor off the shaft - squeezing it in a certain place and pulling;
inserting a thin blade or paper clip; etc.

Oh well, I'll keep trying things. Thanks for the response Ray.

walt

Post by Ray O
What are you lubricating the shaft with? Hopefully, you are using silicone
spray. A lot of aerosol lubricants come with a thin plastic snorkel that
fits in the spray nozzle, have you tried sliding the visor about halfway out
along the shaft, sticking the snorkel between the shaft and visor, and
giving it a squirt?
I haven't figured out a way to remove the visor completely from the shaft,
at least with the ability to put it back together again ;-)

[St. John Smythe]

Post by njbok
Yeah, that's what I used - silicon spray w/thin red tip attached. Problem is
that there's no room to actually fit it in much, and it seems the spray
doesn't get too far in there. I figured there must be some secret way to
get the visor off the shaft - squeezing it in a certain place and pulling;
inserting a thin blade or paper clip; etc.

Maybe not applicable to your car, but something to consider...on some
cars, the visor needs to be at just the right angle to pull it off; at
other angles, a ridge on the shaft retains the visor.

[njbok]

Post by St. John Smythe
Maybe not applicable to your car, but something to consider...on some
cars, the visor needs to be at just the right angle to pull it off; at
other angles, a ridge on the shaft retains the visor.

That does make sense. I went out and tried it as many ways as I could, but
still no luck. While doing so, I soon realized that there's also a hot wire
in there, as the light came on when I tried flipping up the vanity mirror
door to see if that might release it - I never thought of the fact that
there are wires in there. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

[Ray O]

Post by njbok

Post by St. John Smythe
Maybe not applicable to your car, but something to consider...on some
cars, the visor needs to be at just the right angle to pull it off; at
other angles, a ridge on the shaft retains the visor.

That does make sense. I went out and tried it as many ways as I could, but
still no luck. While doing so, I soon realized that there's also a hot wire
in there, as the light came on when I tried flipping up the vanity mirror
door to see if that might release it - I never thought of the fact that
there are wires in there. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

Try removing the visor by popping the plastic piece where the visor rod
tilts and swivels and removing the screws that hold the visor assembly in
place. As St. John Smythe suggested, with the visor assembly out of the
car, you may be able to flip the visor in a position that allows you to
remove it.