Re: 89 405 DL Glove box removal

steve leung (sleung123@juno.com)
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 18:56:00 -0700

On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:24:24 -0400 Bill Toothaker <bill@amber-waves.com>
writes:
>Removal Of the glove box requires lots of patience. There is a screw
>on the
>outboard side inside the glove box. There may have been others because
>it
>looked like a previous owner tried to remove this one without success.
>There is a flat metal bar on the top part of the glove box that the
>latch
>connects to and attaches the box to the dashboard. It is attached with
>rivets which need to be drilled off. Because there is only 4-5" of
>space a
>right angle drill is required. (I did not have one, I used a 1/4"
>drill bit
>and carefully drilled at and angle and pried the remaining portion of
>the
>rivet off.)

I used a sharp thin knife and a hammer to cut the soft aluminum rivets.
After the door came off, I could not remove the glove box because a
horizontal bar was in the way.

Steve

There is a bar at the bottom that holds the glove box up
>in
>place. A previous owner had cut this with a saws all or hack saw on
>the
>outboard side, enabling it to be bent down and the glove box came out.
>I
>don't know if this is a necessary or what but it sure made the removal
>easy. When I put it back together I will use a hose clamp over the cut
>in
>the bar to hold it secure. Did someone mention a bar? Gotta go! Good
>Luck.
>
>At 01:11 PM 6/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Re: 405 Climate control ECU location
>>
>>Bill,
>>
>>Thanks for the procedure. I'm a cheap SOB also AND I DON'T TRUST
>MOST
>>MECHANICS and that's why I do all the work I'm capable of myself. I
>>would be interested in hearing the glove box removal procedure. I
>ended
>>up destroying the one out of the parts car because there was a
>>horizontal metal bar in the way after I got the door off.
>>Please post to the list, may come in handy.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>Bill Toothaker (bill@amber-waves.com) wrote:
>>
>>Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:29:13 -0400
>>
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>>Wellllll, Steve,
>>I am not a mechanic or pretend to like to work on cars, however, I am
>>One
>>Cheap SOB and try to save a buck when possible. Here is what I did to
>>remove the ECU, which I believe to be the Climate Control. On the
>>Passenger's side of the hump remove the carpeted panel to expose the
>>side
>>and gain access to the heater box. The ECU I took out was mounted to
>the
>>bottom of the heater box. There is only 3" between it and the floor
>>boards.
>>I used a 1/4" drive socket with a 5/16" socket with a Phillips bit in
>>the
>>socket. If you have a offset screwdriver that would work also. there
>are
>>two screws that hold it in. If need be use a mirror to see them.
>>As I said earlier I removed the glove box before this but if all you
>>need
>>is the ECU then I don't think you will need to remove the glove box.
>I
>>took
>>out the glove box because I wanted the gearbox that controls the
>flapper
>>for Heat / Cooling. If you want to know what I did to remove the
>glove
>>box
>>let me know, That was a big operation.
>>
>>
>Bill Toothaker
>bill@amber-waves.com
>603-335-4707
>800-813-4707
>208 Gonic Rd, Rochester, 03839
>http://www.amber-waves.com
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>
>

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