Glove Box will not unlock and open
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Glove Box will not unlock and open
After letting the car sit for a year or so, the glove box will not open. It used to work fine. I tried using some liquid wrench on the key and turning it. It will turn to the right but not so much when I turn it left. As, I remember, the glove will open when unlocked if you push the key hole assembly inward toward the dash. I have tried banging the glove, wiggling the key in all kinds of ways. I am out of options. Any one else have this problem that can help? Thanks
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Yeah, I'm certain that the keys are correct. I have a 95 BMW M3 which I was able to replace the driver door handle and manually transfer the lock cylinder tumblers in the right order so the new lock cylinder would work with my existing key. But, I can't see how the Jaguar lock cylinder can be disassembled to further examine. I am going to try to saturate it with WD40 and see what happens.
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And like Jerry, the glovebox latch on our '93 operated by rotating the knob, not by pushing it.
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Don
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93SB (05-22-2019)
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Thanks gents for the feedback. Both my black keys used to work for the glove box. I just can't get it to rotate with the key like it is supposed to do. However, this is like task #53 in terms of priority for pertinent matters to address on the car, but when I get more time to figure it out, I will keep you posted.