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1983 240D
The latch on the glove box door is not working properly. The latch is not returning to the appropriate position. I took a look at it and it was not real obvious how it is supposed to go back together. It does not look like there are any broken parts. Is there something common that goes wrong with this mechanism? |
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Well, it's pretty old and probably gummed up. If nothing looks broken, try and flush it with some WD-40 or such and see if it begins to work properly again.
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Jeff Lawrence 1989 300e 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan SE No matter what you fix, there will always be something else to fix.. "Warranty" is just another way of postponing the inevitable. |
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I had this happen a couple of times on my wife's 300D. The little metal piece that sticks out of the lock was in the wrong place. I think I loosened it up and slid it back in the opposite direction.
O.K.,that was pretty vauge, so I went outside and looked at it. The little metal catch thingie that sticks out should be centered. If no, take out the screws that hold the plastic cover (with the cup holders)on. I think I just pried it back into the centered position. Hope that helps.
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Mr. BILL 91 300E 120K 90 300SE 275K (sold) 92 BMW 525iM 120K 90 BMW 525iA 175K 85 300D 175K (sold) 84 300SD 245K (sold) |
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my glove box lock
When I bought my '85 300D the same thing was happening on my glove box also. If you open the door and look at the corners of it you will see 2 nuts. These nuts hold the whole door/cover assembly to the dash itself. Once you get the door off you will see the whole mechanism. The spring is probably out of position. It looks kinda U-shaped and is metal. This should be vertical and the latch should be between the arms. When you put it between them and then push the latch to one side, you will see how the spring forces the latch to return.
That is the best way I know to explain it. Hope it wasn't too confusing. Good luck,
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Frank 84 500SEL EURO 101K ( JUST LIKE MY 1ST WIFE. GLAD TO GET RID OF HER! ) 85 300D 310K (sold) 90 350SDL 184K sold 83 300D 118K (sold) 88 300E 153k (sold) 93 400E 105K (sold) |
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Same Problem, but fixed it
Greetings,
I had the same problem with my g-box and removed the screws for the cup holder and also removed the little circle clip that held this poor designed spring action into it's plastic place, and replaced it with a pull style cotter clip. It was the thickness of the slip clip that kept making it slip to one side or the other, and the cotter style clip is thicker and stopped that from happening. Pretty cheap design for a high dollar car if you ask me. Twenty cents and you can fix your problem. Remember to put the slide into the center position with each metal ear off to each edge before pushing on the new cotter clip. Charles |
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My colleague had his fixed as what was suggested here. Didn't really work well for him. In the end, he had his changed to a new set, and has not complained since.
Costed him USD50, parts and labour.
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