Glove-box removal
- Thread starter JB 3.2
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John,
It is not as easy as it looks until you get the knack - I had a rattle caused by some wiring done before I purchased that car and ended up taking the glove box in and out 3 times.
1) Partly detach lid (3 bolts from underside of hinge)
2) Now the tricky bit, the two plastic struts that support the lid when it is open have hooks at the top that grab stops hidden inside the slots. You need to manipulate the lid upwards (towards passenger airbag cover) while pushing down on the glove box ends of the struts to get the hooks to miss the stops as you pull the whole lid assemble out. Made worse by the slots being tight so the lid drops down slowly when in normal use. From memory the right hand one was a lot easier to get out than the left hand one. (That description is from memory from a year or so ago - someone else might better remember the required knack!)
3) Undo the screws near the strut slots and 3 (I think) inside the box (one top and 1 each side).
4) Slide out box and, as you do, unhook internal light and light switch (both push fit from memory)
When you put back the lid the large bolts (step 1 above) have quite a bit of slack so you can adjust the fit of the door.
Mark
It is not as easy as it looks until you get the knack - I had a rattle caused by some wiring done before I purchased that car and ended up taking the glove box in and out 3 times.
1) Partly detach lid (3 bolts from underside of hinge)
2) Now the tricky bit, the two plastic struts that support the lid when it is open have hooks at the top that grab stops hidden inside the slots. You need to manipulate the lid upwards (towards passenger airbag cover) while pushing down on the glove box ends of the struts to get the hooks to miss the stops as you pull the whole lid assemble out. Made worse by the slots being tight so the lid drops down slowly when in normal use. From memory the right hand one was a lot easier to get out than the left hand one. (That description is from memory from a year or so ago - someone else might better remember the required knack!)
3) Undo the screws near the strut slots and 3 (I think) inside the box (one top and 1 each side).
4) Slide out box and, as you do, unhook internal light and light switch (both push fit from memory)
When you put back the lid the large bolts (step 1 above) have quite a bit of slack so you can adjust the fit of the door.
Mark
On the left hand side the slot the hook goes in to has extra resistance built in as it's meant to damp the door as it's opened, this is what makes it hard to pull out and put back. The little stay is pretty strong but I still panicked a bit tugging it out. Just support it with one hand as you push and pull with the other.
Where were you thinking of? The plastic-in-plastic slide of the stays seems to me like the type of design that will last for a few thousand cycles and any form of lub would be more likely to foul it up than prolong its life (but I'm not an engineer!)
JB 3.2
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Mark,
On my Audi the damping mechanism consists of a plunger and cylinder which dried out making the glove box stiff and difficult to open and it eventually broke before I realised what the problem was. When I tried to get it replaced it turned out to be a common but expensive problem with a new glovebox lid required. Fortunately my father is an engineer and was able to repair the broken items.![[FONT=verdana,geneva"]](/forum/styles/default/pcgb/space.gif ". [FONT=verdana,geneva\"]")
I therefore wondered if the glove box on the 993 would benefit from lubricating, primarily on the left hand slide which seems to provide the damping just to make it all operate a little smoother.
On my Audi the damping mechanism consists of a plunger and cylinder which dried out making the glove box stiff and difficult to open and it eventually broke before I realised what the problem was. When I tried to get it replaced it turned out to be a common but expensive problem with a new glovebox lid required. Fortunately my father is an engineer and was able to repair the broken items.
I therefore wondered if the glove box on the 993 would benefit from lubricating, primarily on the left hand slide which seems to provide the damping just to make it all operate a little smoother.
John,
Yes, I guess the slider is not as smooth as it might be. I wonder what type of lube might work? I'm concerned that trying anything might react with the plastic and jam it up.
Perhaps we have a lubrication expert on here?
These cars must be relieable! - The hotest topics on the forum being where to fit iPods and glove box door smoothness!
Mark
Yes, I guess the slider is not as smooth as it might be. I wonder what type of lube might work? I'm concerned that trying anything might react with the plastic and jam it up.
Perhaps we have a lubrication expert on here?
These cars must be relieable! - The hotest topics on the forum being where to fit iPods and glove box door smoothness!
Mark
hm...furniture polish? - don't even know if we have it in the house[
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I'll give it a go when I get car back (tomorrow I hope) from body shop - rear bumper respray...
]I'll give it a go when I get car back (tomorrow I hope) from body shop - rear bumper respray...
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