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BB72CHEVKT · 07-09-2008, 10:52 AM

The button on my glove box won't push in and I can not figure out how to get it open. Any ideas?

**LockDoc** · 07-09-2008, 11:18 AM

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You might try pushing in on the glove box door, then push on the button. Sometimes the lockbolt gets a groove worn in it from rubbing on the latch plate and that keeps it from retracting. When you push on the button does it feel like it is doing anything (any resistance) or does it push in all the way easily. I'm presuming it is a non-locking button.

LockDoc

BB72CHEVKT · 07-09-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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You might try pushing in on the glove box door, then push on the button. Sometimes the lockbolt gets a groove worn in it from rubbing on the latch plate and that keeps it from retracting. When you push on the button does it feel like it is doing anything (any resistance) or does it push in all the way easily. I'm presuming it is a non-locking button.

LockDoc

It does not push in even if I push in on the door. It is a nonlocking glove box.
Thanks

67CHIP72 · 07-09-2008, 11:20 AM

Call Fonzie... Have you tried twisting the button while pushing slightly or then pressing in on the door to relieve pressure on the catch?

**lks dcvn** · 07-09-2008, 11:25 AM

Strange question - has it ever opened? I agree with what others have said...I had one where the dash cover (since it was falling apart) would block the door from opening - and I needed to hold up the dash cover to 'unstick' it.

If the cardboard glovebox is gone - or needs replaced - you could just go through the back (to open it) and replace the cardboard - it is only a couple bucks.

**LockDoc** · 07-09-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

It does not push in even if I push in on the door. It is a nonlocking glove box.
Thanks

If you can get some penetrating oil sprayed in around the button it might help but there is not much room to do that. There is nothing in the lock that would keep it from being pushed in so I would say it is just binding from lack of lubrication. I have seen a couple that the latch bolt cam was broken on the inside but the button will usually push in with no resistance if that happens. You might try holding some pressure on the button and rapping on the door (as close to the lock as you can) with the side of your fist. That may shake it loose.

LockDoc

BB72CHEVKT · 07-09-2008, 02:56 PM

Ok I have tried everything listed and it is still no go. It used to open fine.
I have been told the easiest way to get the factory radio out on an a/c truck is thru the glove box. Is that correct?

**special-K** · 07-09-2008, 05:45 PM

Since it`s oiled but is still stuck,smack the button with a nylon hammer or a heavier hammer with a block to protect.

67CHIP72 · 07-09-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

I have been told the easiest way to get the factory radio out on an a/c truck is thru the glove box. Is that correct?

Yes

07-09-2008, 10:52 AM	#1
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Stuck glovebox? The button on my glove box won't push in and I can not figure out how to get it open. Any ideas? __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

07-09-2008, 11:18 AM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,402	Re: Stuck glovebox? - You might try pushing in on the glove box door, then push on the button. Sometimes the lockbolt gets a groove worn in it from rubbing on the latch plate and that keeps it from retracting. When you push on the button does it feel like it is doing anything (any resistance) or does it push in all the way easily. I'm presuming it is a non-locking button. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-09-2008, 11:20 AM	#4
67CHIP72 STOLEN Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 1,022	Re: Stuck glovebox? Call Fonzie... Have you tried twisting the button while pushing slightly or then pressing in on the door to relieve pressure on the catch? __________________ In Search Of

07-09-2008, 11:25 AM	#5
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,339	Re: Stuck glovebox? Strange question - has it ever opened? I agree with what others have said...I had one where the dash cover (since it was falling apart) would block the door from opening - and I needed to hold up the dash cover to 'unstick' it. If the cardboard glovebox is gone - or needs replaced - you could just go through the back (to open it) and replace the cardboard - it is only a couple bucks.

07-09-2008, 02:56 PM	#7
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: Stuck glovebox? Ok I have tried everything listed and it is still no go. It used to open fine. I have been told the easiest way to get the factory radio out on an a/c truck is thru the glove box. Is that correct? __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

07-09-2008, 05:45 PM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Stuck glovebox? Since it`s oiled but is still stuck,smack the button with a nylon hammer or a heavier hammer with a block to protect. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 07-09-2008 at 07:54 PM.



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