How to lubricate a folding mirror that is getting seized up.

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My PF S8 passenger side folding mirror was getting more and more erratic, sometimes it was OK other times it needed a little "push". This was in either direction, but more opening than folding.
So I acquired a replacement from A8parts, but didn't get round to fitting it for a very long time. And when I did the replacement had similar symptoms, though more consistent.

As I didn't intend using the car for a while and had the door half-dismantled to get at the wiring I decided to try a few things out.

The answer turned out to be remarkably simple - lubrication.
Simple, but NOT easy.

Having tackled this the "difficult way" and learned from the experience, here is my summary of how to do it. If your folding mirrors are getting rather "sticky" it's well worth a try.

I now have a perfectly-functioning mirror (the original) plus a perfectly-working spare mechanism. Some may say that was a waste of money, but if I hadn't bought it I never would have investigated and solved the problem.

Details and pictures to follow.....