| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,031 Posts1,055,434 Members48,422 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I just finished bolting on my glove box door. I installed the lock as I remember it however the door won't catch and stay closed. Is there some kind of adjustment here? Glove Box 1 Glove Box 2 Glove Box 3
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 252 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 252 | It doesn't look much different then the 46 set up. If your door is aligned correctly I would tweek the catch on the door. I did on mine and it worked. BTW the truck is looking great! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Jim, AFAIK the only 'adjustment' apart from the screws that secure the glove box door to the hinges is the metal catch on the actual door.
I assume the door is square and lined up OK.
I tweaked mine like Gman said with a pair of pliers and a cloth to avoid chipping the paint too much.
The nature of the catch will wear the paint on the latch over time anyway.
You want it to catch with enough pre-load on the rubber bumpers to avoid rattles.
Last edited by jockbolter50; 07/29/2011 5:44 AM.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | If you can have someone close the door while you look up from underneath since your box is out. I did that and could see I needed to adjust the catch a bit and I also rotated the lock just a tiny bit. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | OK here are two pics from the back as Brad suggested. In both pics the door is completely shut but the tab just barely touches the hook. Do I have the wrong lock set? It came from Classic Parts (Chevy Duty), #53-470. Pic 1 Pic 2
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Jim, that does look weird.....  If you can bear with me,i'll have a look in mine, i'm headed out to the garage as soon as i've finished my morning cup of joe!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | O.K Jim,so it's been a while since I last looked under the dash. Your lock is correct. Here's a couple of snaps I took this morning. It looks like you need to tweak the glove box tab as mentioned earlier in the thread. You can see mine took a fair bit of persuasion to fit. (I know,I know..I also still need to finish the underside of the dash!) Out of sight/out of mind eh!  I hope these help anyway. Jock. Pic # 1 Pic # 2
Last edited by jockbolter50; 07/30/2011 8:59 AM.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Thanks Jock,
Looks like there's going to be a whole lot of tweaking going on. I'm just (as always) afraid of too much tweaking resulting in a broken tab. ...must be a result of past excessive tweaking. lol
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Thanks Jock,
a whole lot of tweaking going on. Sounds like a Jerry Lee Lewis song!  Good luck!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Finally got the Glove Box lock to hold the door. I had bought two locks from two different vendors hoping one would work, neither worked. I searched around and found the original lock. Then I measured the hook on the lock and compared it with the hooks on the new locks and discovered the new lock hooks were.04" shorter than the original. I put it on and the door shut and held. So much for Chinese junk.
~Jim
| | |
|
|
| |
