Removing ashtray - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

OUbesto · 04-18-2016, 03:48 PM

Guys,

I'm hoping someone has a solution to remove the ashtray on my '70 C-10. Ashtray slides in/out easily but I want to remove it to clean it. For some odd reason it will not come out of the dashboard. I push down on the metal tab (located in the center rear of the ashtray bin just below the edge on the dash plate) almost to the point I'm afraid its going to break off but it still won't allow it to be removed. Is there something I'm not doing correctly????? Help!

Willie Makeit · 04-18-2016, 05:04 PM

pull harder

OUbesto · 04-18-2016, 05:08 PM

Seriously?

So you think its just stuck? It is a little rusty. I had to shoot a tiny bit of WD40 along the glides to get it to slide in/out easier.

cdowns · 04-18-2016, 05:10 PM

you push down on the center thing that is there for you to put the butt in
if you push it down then pull it out

OUbesto · 04-18-2016, 05:13 PM

Ok guys I"ll give it a big, hard pull on Friday when I'll be working on it next....I'll report back!!!

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 04-18-2016, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

you push down on the center thing that is there for you to put the butt in
if you push it down then pull it out

Yes, push down on the center thing and pull it out.........Ha!

You may have some rust on the tracks I suppose. WD in the RIGHT places should cure that.

**geunther** · 04-19-2016, 12:13 AM

are we having a discussion on removing an ashtray?

toolboxchev · 04-19-2016, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by geunther

are we having a discussion on removing an ashtray?

Yup! It was a bad design, only comes out normally about a 1/3 of the way during normal use.

Think it changed in 72? Maybe?

El Dorado Jim · 04-19-2016, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by geunther

are we having a discussion on removing an ashtray?

Ha Ha that's funny right there!

projectking · 04-18-2016, 05:19 PM

Mine was stuck and I pulled it harder, popped right out.

68panelman · 04-18-2016, 05:40 PM

You probly have the ball bearing type, these can get alittle stuck if not used occasionally. Maybe a little white lithium before you put it back.

OUbesto · 04-18-2016, 05:43 PM

Yup, ball bearing type.

DBK81 · 04-22-2016, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by OUbesto

Yup, ball bearing type.

So inquiring minds need to know, did you give it the big yank? Did it come out?

Am I the only one who reads these and then wishes I was in the garage with the posters helping them work on thier trucks?

OUbesto · 04-22-2016, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DBK81

So inquiring minds need to know, did you give it the big yank? Did it come out?

Am I the only one who reads these and then wishes I was in the garage with the posters helping them work on thier trucks?

Success! I gave it a couple shots of wd40 last weekend and left it until today. I gave it one good yank and out it came. Thanks to all input. I really appreciate it.

88Stanger · 04-19-2016, 12:21 AM

mine was tough too, just put the wd to it, push tab down and kinda jerk it out.

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 04-22-2016, 01:26 AM

Only thing that could go wrong is the top bracket has no screws, and the bottom has one screw inserted from the top, the other from the bottom............Like how I found mine before I removed it.

DBK81 · 04-22-2016, 12:10 PM

Well now I can sleep tonight knowing that this issue is taken care of, lol. Glad you got it sorted, I know it's always unerving pulling on things if you aren't 100% sure it should come out.

04-18-2016, 03:48 PM	#1
OUbesto Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lincolnshire, IL / Burlington, WI Posts: 209	Removing ashtray Guys, I'm hoping someone has a solution to remove the ashtray on my '70 C-10. Ashtray slides in/out easily but I want to remove it to clean it. For some odd reason it will not come out of the dashboard. I push down on the metal tab (located in the center rear of the ashtray bin just below the edge on the dash plate) almost to the point I'm afraid its going to break off but it still won't allow it to be removed. Is there something I'm not doing correctly????? Help! __________________ 1970 C-10 CST, LWB, 402/400, A/C

04-18-2016, 05:04 PM	#2
Willie Makeit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,230	Re: Removing ashtray pull harder

04-18-2016, 05:08 PM	#3
OUbesto Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lincolnshire, IL / Burlington, WI Posts: 209	Re: Removing ashtray Seriously? So you think its just stuck? It is a little rusty. I had to shoot a tiny bit of WD40 along the glides to get it to slide in/out easier. __________________ 1970 C-10 CST, LWB, 402/400, A/C

04-18-2016, 05:10 PM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Removing ashtray you push down on the center thing that is there for you to put the butt in if you push it down then pull it out __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

04-18-2016, 05:13 PM	#5
OUbesto Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lincolnshire, IL / Burlington, WI Posts: 209	Re: Removing ashtray Ok guys I"ll give it a big, hard pull on Friday when I'll be working on it next....I'll report back!!! __________________ 1970 C-10 CST, LWB, 402/400, A/C

04-19-2016, 12:13 AM	#7
geunther Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY Posts: 740	Re: Removing ashtray are we having a discussion on removing an ashtray?

04-18-2016, 05:19 PM	#10
projectking Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orland Park Il Posts: 2,041	Re: Removing ashtray Mine was stuck and I pulled it harder, popped right out. __________________ 68 GMC C3500 Longhorn DRW 67 Chevy C10 LWB 90 Mustang Gt 90 Mustang Notchback

04-18-2016, 05:40 PM	#11
68panelman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Delaware and Long Island, New York Posts: 3,456	Re: Removing ashtray You probly have the ball bearing type, these can get alittle stuck if not used occasionally. Maybe a little white lithium before you put it back.

04-18-2016, 05:43 PM	#12
OUbesto Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lincolnshire, IL / Burlington, WI Posts: 209	Re: Removing ashtray Yup, ball bearing type. __________________ 1970 C-10 CST, LWB, 402/400, A/C

04-19-2016, 12:21 AM	#15
88Stanger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,651	Re: Removing ashtray mine was tough too, just put the wd to it, push tab down and kinda jerk it out.

04-22-2016, 01:26 AM	#16
71CHEVYSHORTBED402 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 7,300	Re: Removing ashtray Only thing that could go wrong is the top bracket has no screws, and the bottom has one screw inserted from the top, the other from the bottom............Like how I found mine before I removed it. __________________ Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025

04-22-2016, 12:10 PM	#17
DBK81 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 357	Re: Removing ashtray Well now I can sleep tonight knowing that this issue is taken care of, lol. Glad you got it sorted, I know it's always unerving pulling on things if you aren't 100% sure it should come out. __________________ 1972 C10 - It might be old, but it's not slow



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