Passenger wing mirror glass

On my 1999 Box' the passenger side wing mirror glass has developed free movement within the housing. If I gently push on the bottom half, it re-aligns with the motor setting position and the motor will move it in one direction, but not back again. You can rock the glass up and down through approx. 5 degrees but not from left to right.

Can anyone please explain or show photos, of how the mirror glass attaches to the motor? As the glass is expensive I don't want to break it if possible. I have not clipped the mirror but we have had a bit of snow, so I wonder if some adhesive tape has broken down?

... attached to the electric motor by plastic pressure clips.
In order to remove it simply insert a blade, such a a butter knife under the edge of the mirror and pry off against the mirror housing.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro

Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/2013 12:30PM by Pedro (Weston, FL). (view changes)

Thanks for the instructions Pedro. Just carefully pulled the glass assembly out. One of the white nylon push-rod balls had come out ,so I snapped it back in. Seems to work OK again now.

Isn't this internet thing brilliant! A guy in sunny Florida can help a bloke in the snowy middle of England in minutes! Cheers!