Well, its been a while since my last post. Anyway, the glove box latch on my car broke and the glove box is stuck shut. How I can get my glove box open to take out the latch? I tried to search for some info here on how to do this but I couldn't find any.
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Unless you know a locksmith you may have to break the lock and then get another. Are you sure some penetrating oil won't help??
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Originally posted by miamibob View PostUnless you know a locksmith you may have to break the lock and then get another. Are you sure some penetrating oil won't help??1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS- "Sarah" 122k miles
1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV- 275k? miles
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How bad do you need to get in there? May want to wait until you find a latch/lock before destroying the current one.
"Hope and dignity are two things NO ONE can take away from you - you have to relinquish them on your own" Miamibob
"NEVER trade your passion for glory"!! Sal "the Bard" (Dear Old Dad!)
"Cars are for driving - PERIOD! I DON'T TEXT, TWEET OR TWERK!!!!"
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Originally posted by miamibob View PostHow bad do you need to get in there? May want to wait until you find a latch/lock before destroying the current one.1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS- "Sarah" 122k miles
1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV- 275k? miles
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Originally posted by SofaKingFast View PostYou're right. Nothing really important is in there. I'll go to the junkyard and try to find a good one. How hard is it to put the old lock cylinder in a new latch?
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Yeah, I got the same problem. RIght now I am figuring out how to open the glove compartment. Drilling........yeah I might have to do that. This was a JY piece that lasted the same amount of time that the original lasted (25 years). I might get one new for an S-10 and deal with having a Chevy key in a Ford.
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Shit. This happened to me like 5 years ago and I had to pry the glove box down and force the little locks aside so it could drop. You use the cylinder key to remove the cylinder from the housing. I purchased a NOS glove box latch and swapped in the lock cylinder. Luckily nothing bent or broke after the ordeal..mainly meaning the glove box itself. Don't do this on cold weather or you are just asking for trouble.~David~
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Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Ok, I got all of my stuff out of the glove box. I took those plastic screws out of that cardboard panel under the glove box on the passenger side and I just reached up and pulled my stuff out of it. Now I'm in less of a hurry to replace it. I'll go to the junkyard to find a new latch, but prying this one open is going to be tricky.1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS- "Sarah" 122k miles
1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV- 275k? miles
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just carefully pry down while trying to push over on the glovebox a bit. It should shift enough to allow you to pop it open. Actually if you can get in there from the back side, you may be able to spread the "ears" on the latch a little bit so it pops loose.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Originally posted by gadget73 View Postjust carefully pry down while trying to push over on the glovebox a bit. It should shift enough to allow you to pop it open. Actually if you can get in there from the back side, you may be able to spread the "ears" on the latch a little bit so it pops loose.1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS- "Sarah" 122k miles
1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV- 275k? miles
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