Glove Box Latch 73-87 (91) Chevy GMC Trucks

[HotRodPC]

Maybe it's that threaded collar is stripped??? Hard to diagnose what can't be seen. Maybe just spend the $20 and try a new one and see what happens. I'd imagine it'll work. There has to be something defective in your part if the knob just spins. So you're saying it just spins and it won't open the latch?

 

[AuroraGirl]

want an OE nonlocking or at least idk where the key is, non AC glovebox? No AC so its bigger. its also brown.

 

[LateOnTheBrakes]

This is what my latch does. Maybe it's normal behavior. To me, when I shut the latch it should lock in place and rotate the knob to the locked position if necessary.

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[HotRodPC]

So it's not relatching? It's not going to relatch until the knob goes back to it's home place. There's like a some kind of spring that brings the knob back home and it appears yours is not doing that. It looks like it latches fine when you turn it back manually.

 

[HotRodPC]

It's been awhile since I had one apart, so I'm not going to swear to nothing at this time. I know when I put this thread together it was fresh on my mind.

 

[LateOnTheBrakes]

Ok cool. The knob definitely doesn't go back to it's home position.

 

[HotRodPC]

Yeah, it looks like it might work just fine with exception you have to turn it back to home manually. It's supposed to be like a spring loaded latch as you turn the knob it releases to drop the door. Then the knob should return back to home on it's own so that when you push the door closed it latches on it's own. That's going to be my guess, there's a spring in there that's broken. Sad part is, you'd probably have to buy the whole kit ti fix it. ORRR if you current key fits it if it's a locking box, then see if you can get one from a wrecking yard and mix and match parts to where you can keep your same tumbler so the key still matches. I just replaced mine with one that don't lock.

There was also another reason for that other than not having a matching key for it. If I were to separate ammo from a gun and put the ammo in the glove box a cop may want to know why I didn't lock it up. Well if it doesn't have a lock, then it's quite obvious why and I don't have to be asked that.

 

[LateOnTheBrakes]

My knob is not keyed.

 

[Muddybuddy]

Is the glovebox and center console mechanism and locks the same? Want to swap to locking ones.

 

[Rick465]

No. the glove box and center console mechanism and locks the same, at least not on my '83 K5. The console lid is so much thicker than the glove box metal that the threads that hold the lock in place will not take. Ran across this thread looking to find a place that might have one to sell. No luck yet.
BTW the posting at the beginning of this thread is spot-freakin-on!

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

No. the glove box and center console mechanism and locks the same, at least not on my '83 K5. The console lid is so much thicker than the glove box metal that the threads that hold the lock in place will not take. Ran across this thread looking to find a place that might have one to sell. No luck yet.
BTW the posting at the beginning of this thread is spot-freakin-on!

IIRC square body trucks never had a factory locking glovebox. My Dad used the latch and knob from the 68-72 GM midsize cars, I believe....I know it was an earlier model than our square body trucks.

 

[squaredeal91]

Our 83 Malibu had locking glove box . I think they are same as the trucks maybe.

 

[Tennessee bound]

Been working on getting my truck back from the dead and this came up on the old girl. didn't take but a few seconds to find this post, Excellent!!! Back in the 80s and 90s I was a paint & body man, used to know these tricks inside and out. Fast forward 30+ years and, well may be I'm getting a bit forgetful. Great post, It came flooding back!!!

 

[Bloodhound1981]

IIRC square body trucks never had a factory locking glovebox. My Dad used the latch and knob from the 68-72 GM midsize cars, I believe....I know it was an earlier model than our square body trucks.

My 1981 C10 Custom Deluxe has a factory locking glove box.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

My 1981 C10 Custom Deluxe has a factory locking glove box.

Good to know! All I remember is that Dad had to work on most of the glovebox doors in our trucks, and that's what I remember him saying about it.