For What Its Worth
The battle of the glove box door
I
finally
won the battle of the glove box latch on my 66. It is amazing how much
time
this one little thing took.
First
it was the
usual, missing striker/catch, busted latch etc. After 2 tries I got the
correct
striker and latch hook. After installation I was having trouble. Even
had to
cut the new liner a little around the striker to let the latch seat. It
would
catch, but then not open or not catch at all. Could never get the
striker
adjusted just right. Any bump or jar would cause it to hang and not
want to
open without extra pressure or pulling down on the door.
Finally
I pulled
the latch and key assembly out and laid it on the table and just looked
as I
pushed the button. Didn't look worn, movement up and down was good and
a new latch hook. I
looked closer and started measuring and found the hook when open only
cleared by less than 1/16" of an inch. No wonder it wouldn't keep
adjustment. Any flex of the striker, door etc. would not let it open. I
ground some material of the top of the hook and put it back in. It now
closes and opens with no problem. No hang ups. About 1/4" of clearance
now.
Still enough hook to catch and hold strong.
Some
of these
replacement parts may not be exactly to stock specs.
