Glove Box Lock broke on 56 T-Bird

[Old Redneck]

Is this hard to find? Nothing for the Glove Box Lid to fasten to? That way when I got the T Bird.

 

[dmsfrr]

Yes they can be hard to find, and not inexpensive.

 

[miker98038]

Casco shows a number of glove box parts, without a picture it's hard to know what you're missing. Comes up about page 40 on my browser.

https://www.classictbird.com/pdf/CASCO-webalog.pdf

 

[Old Redneck]

Its the part that hang down that keep the glove box close. When you push the lock in that release the door to open. Does that help?

 

[dmsfrr]

Its the part that hang down that keep the glove box close. When you push the lock in that release the door to open. Does that help?

(since I can't see the part you're looking at)
Are you sure it's actually broken? The latch sometimes gets stuck up inside the mechanism and just doesn't drop down. A quick clean and light lube job may fix it.

 

[paul2748]

Mine sticks if I press the button to far. I just reach in and release it - don't know if that's your problem.

 

[miker98038]

Sounds like part # 06064 to me, page 40 of the catalog link.

If it's there, might also be an adjustment problem, I've had that happen.

 

[Old Redneck]

I took a mirror and light to look up there way up there is a flat piece with a little hook. very flat might be broke off. Will half to take the cardboard box out to get up there. After supper I will di that. Thanks

 

[Daves55Sedan]

The lock pin itself is about 1/4 inch square. It moves up and down on a hinged (and lightly spring loaded) horseshoe shaped pivot bracket. If the adjustable latch on the door is pushed upward too far, you have to push the button on the dash to release the lock too far in. That causes the latch pin to flip out of its keeper on the underside of the dash.
You can actually worm your arm in up over the glovebox and grab that latch pin and direct it back inside the hole through the keeper and it will drop back down thru the hole. Then look at both you latch adjustment and the keeper adjustment. After those have been adjusted properly, the latch pin will never pop up under the dash again.
Lubriplate that square latch pin too.

 

[Old Redneck]

It worked. I sprayed WD40 up there and reach up there under the box and it pop right down. Boy was I surprise. Its not broke. WOW Thank you all for your help. I sure know where to go. Thank again.