1986 Lincoln Town Car Glove Box

1986 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
146,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FLORIDAGERRY
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The glove box will not open. It seems that a spring may have broken in the lock. How can I get ithe glove box open to replace the locking mechanism?
Jan 29, 2010 at 2:36 AM
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Cant open it with the trunk key?
Jan 29, 2010 at 4:14 AM
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The glove box was not locked. Ten monutes after closing it I tried to get back into it and it would not open. As I stated the right side lever that you squeeze to open it would not work.
Jan 29, 2010 at 10:25 AM
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MERLIN2021
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If I remember these latches right there are 7 spring loaded parts inside the lock, This is all the info the Lincoln shop manual has about it. You may try twisting the lock as you push in the side buttons, or worst case, pop it open with a large screwdriver.


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Jan 30, 2010 at 12:33 AM
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