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
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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. ------------- 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
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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. |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 6:48AM
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 ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: bmf
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 8:40AM
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Pull hard on the knob. Its a spring thing. ------------- "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
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IIRC there's a tab that will release the tension, like the wiper knob ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: bmf
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 2:02PM
   ------------- "I am completely broke and have the ability to sustain that" |
Posted By: bmf
Date 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. ------------- "I am completely broke and have the ability to sustain that" |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 21-June-2014 at 3:29PM
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Awesome !! I knew it'd be something simple like that! ------------- 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. |
Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 13-October-2025 at 12:34PM
AH HA!!!!  Now to try my hand at it.... -------------  TV 2M8O OUT JOE 1976 Gran Torino S&H season 2-4 Clone Project Blog: http://tv2m8o.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 15-October-2025 at 5:42AM
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!!
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