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72FordGTS 
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 Topic: Glove box Latch removalPosted: 21-June-2014 at 6:29AM |
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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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NwOh_Starsky
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 6:36AM |
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Joe's sawzall..... No it was like a spring type retainer in the knob. I'll try to get a pic of mine.
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 6:48AM |
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i finally gave up trying to get mine out, after about an hour
 WTF! so i just masked mine off to paint the glove box door |
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 8:40AM |
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Pull hard on the knob. Its a spring thing.
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 10:47AM |
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 12:40PM |
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IIRC there's a tab that will release the tension, like the wiper knob
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 2:02PM |
  
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"I am completely broke and have the ability to sustain that"
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 2:21PM |
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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"
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Posted: 21-June-2014 at 3:29PM |
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Awesome !! I knew it'd be something simple like that!
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Posted: 22-June-2014 at 4:23AM |
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That's the thing I thought I remembered. Glad there is pictures of it out there now.
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Posted: 13-October-2025 at 12:34PM |
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AH HA!!!!
 Now to try my hand at it....
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Posted: 15-October-2025 at 5:42AM |
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After an extensive internet search, I discovered the trick for getting the knob off the glovebox latch!
 It's tough to see down into the glovebox door cavity, but there is a "wave" spring clip attached to the knob that retains the knob onto the latch body...   There is a dimple on the shank of the knob that designates where to snag the spring clip to pull it forward to release the tension on the latch body and then pull the knob off the latch assembly...  I found that if you lock the latch, it puts the sweet spot at the 12 o'clock position allowing for easier access to the spring clip (discovered this after the fact!!)...  Once you've snagged the spring clip, pull it forward towards the knob and while pulling the knob away from the glovebox door, it will come off the latch.   Hope these directions are clear enough that it makes this an easy chore in the future!!
Edited by TV 2M8O - 15-October-2025 at 6:01AM |
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