Ball Pivot keeps slipping

Try putting a piece of paper towel on th ball and snap it back in this does work but don't put to much as you might break the clips on the gps and then you will have probs.

I agree. The paper towel trick worked on mine.

Can you return it? Sounds like the mount could possibly be defective. It could also be the connector for the GPS.

There is a metal ring surrounding the ball receptical. You can remove the ring and then tighten it. (I pushed an end up with the tip of a screwdriver and then grabbed it with pliers). Once removed, I tightened with pliers and then reinserted.

Thanks for the tip. I am having a similar problem with the Garmin suction mount. The pivot has become so loose that the GPS moves when touching an option.

I've done it on numerous loose ball/socket mounts and it works great. It adds just the right amount of space to take up whatever slack is between the ball/socket and at the same time adds friction to keep them from slipping. One additional tip is to get a black permanent marker and "paint" the piece of paper towel black before inserting it between the ball/socket. This in effect "hides" the paper towel and it literally cant be seen.

I've got the same problem. Many thanks for the tips! I'll give the "painted" paper towel trick a try!

guess we all have had that problem, the paper towel works

For security purposes, I am constantly taking my Nuvi on and off the mount. Wont the paper or will the paper come off?
Is there anything else that could provide enough minimal friction?

Thanks....the responses have been great.

Try a little plumber's putty available at Lowes etc. Just a very small amount. It should provide friction and as it does not dry out so it should last a long time.

Are you pulling the mounting bracket (the bracket the the nuvi clips onto) off of the ball-end of the socket every single time you remove it? Why not just unclip the nuvi from the mounting bracket and leave the mounting bracket/ball-end connected?

Of course the paper towel will come off every time you disconnect the ball from the socket, but the main reason for the paper towel spacer is the tighten up the ball/socket pivot joint so it doesn't move.

That's what I have always done to avoid the very problem you are experiencing.

This is the correct answer!!!

mkahn wrote:
There is a metal ring surrounding the ball receptical. You can remove the ring and then tighten it. (I pushed an end up with the tip of a screwdriver and then grabbed it with pliers). Once removed, I tightened with pliers and then reinserted.

Works like new!

Thanks makahn!