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Glove box Latch removal

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Forum Name: 1972-1976 Ford and Mercury
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Topic: Glove box Latch removal
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Subject: Glove box Latch removal
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 6:29AM
Does anyone know what the trick is to remove the glove box latch from the glove box door?  It has two bolts on the back which are easily removed, but it can't through the hole because of the knob?  I know there must be something simple to get this off.

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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

GTS.org Admin



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Posted By: NwOh_Starsky
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 6:36AM
Joe's sawzall..... No it was like a spring type retainer in the knob. I'll try to get a pic of mine.


Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 6:48AM
i finally gave up trying to get mine out, after about an hour Censored WTF! so i just masked mine off to paint the glove box doorBig smile


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Posted By: bmf
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 8:40AM
Pull hard on the knob.  Its a spring thing.

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"I am completely broke and have the ability to sustain that"


Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 10:47AM


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Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 12:40PM
IIRC there's a tab that will release the tension, like the wiper knob

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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: bmf
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 2:02PM


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"I am completely broke and have the ability to sustain that"


Posted By: bmf
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 2:21PM
I was unable to add captions with the pictures so I'll try here.
1st is the knob showing the spring on the back.
2nd is the spring and knob together.
3rd they are separate. 
You will have to remove the two screws/bolts from the back of the door.  Then it can be moved untill you can see the spring from the front.  Reach behind the spring with a small screwdriver and flatten it to the rear of the knob(towards the front of the glove box).  A little wd-40 couldn't hurt. 
 
In the first post I was thinking of the wiper knob which I removed on the same day---
sorry.


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"I am completely broke and have the ability to sustain that"


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 3:29PM
Awesome !! I knew it'd be something simple like that!

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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

GTS.org Admin


Posted By: NwOh_Starsky
Date Posted: 22-June-2014 at 4:23AM
That's the thing I thought I remembered. Glad there is pictures of it out there now.



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