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Re: Glove Box Lock
Posted by Terry Markovich (more from Terry Markovich) on Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:30:57
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

This happened to us on our '95 900.  I managed to pry it open, but would =
have done it different if I had seen the solution first.  What happens =
is that the mechanism comes loose inside the door.  Once you get the =
door open, you still have to separate the door halves where it is bonded =
together.  I recommend splitting the door open while it is still closed, =
this way you will do no damage to the rest of the mechanism.  Once it is =
split open at the seam (I used a utility knife), it is very easy to =
release both latches.  Then the only problem is glueing it all back =
together in a manner that looks ok.

Terry
1995 900SE
1999 9-5
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Message from London1649no39sdcx6spamx782aol.com
I had that happen to me and I pushed in a screwdriver and pulled off the 
upper retaining plate. It did not do to much damage and I was able to slide 
in two nut plates over the edge of the plastic frame inside the glove box and 
reattached the latch solidly, no damage visible. The spring inside the 
mechanism broke on one side so that only one lock retracted. A quick visit to 
the junk yard yielded a new replacement. I went so far as to switching the 
tumbler  so that the key would still work. If you can slide a thin narrow 
blade to push the latch back you could open it without going through this 
procedure. The latch will still have to be replaced. Good luck!
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