69 Cutlass Glove box lock

spate51 · March 15th, 2012, 05:03 AM

Any insights into how to remover the glove box key lock from the door greatly appreciated.

Steve P

El Paso

501Paratrooper · March 15th, 2012, 07:47 PM

I have been told there is a tool for this but have never seen it.
I used the handle of a par of pliers that had rubber grips, I depressed the key part with the end and was able to twist and it loosened enough to turn by hand.

Good luck.

spate51 · March 15th, 2012, 08:13 PM

For general info, I found that if I pick the lock to rotate the cylinder to the locked position, I was able to walk the lock cylinder out pin by pin by depressing the pins through a small hole in the cylinder housing. Now I just have to figure out why neither the ignition or trunk keys will fit in the cylinder. Key hangs up before it is fully in the lock. To remove the housing, found a bolt head that was the correct diameter and filed one of the edges (ie made a tool) Gripped it with pliers, and it un-screwed right out.

455man · March 16th, 2012, 01:56 PM

There is another thread about this with a 72 glove box with pictures. Not sure if they are the same but If they are there is a tiny hole with a pin that you can depress and it comes right out. Then the outer ring does have a special tool to turn but I was able to use a chisel wide enough to hit two corners and turn it.

March 15th, 2012, 05:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
spate51 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 92	69 Cutlass Glove box lock Any insights into how to remover the glove box key lock from the door greatly appreciated. Steve P El Paso

March 16th, 2012, 01:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
455man Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 555	There is another thread about this with a 72 glove box with pictures. Not sure if they are the same but If they are there is a tiny hole with a pin that you can depress and it comes right out. Then the outer ring does have a special tool to turn but I was able to use a chisel wide enough to hit two corners and turn it. __________________ '72 Cutlass Supreme 455 '72 Cutlass 350

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March 15th, 2012, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
501Paratrooper Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: SE Florida Posts: 819	I have been told there is a tool for this but have never seen it. I used the handle of a par of pliers that had rubber grips, I depressed the key part with the end and was able to twist and it loosened enough to turn by hand. Good luck.

March 15th, 2012, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
spate51 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 92	For general info, I found that if I pick the lock to rotate the cylinder to the locked position, I was able to walk the lock cylinder out pin by pin by depressing the pins through a small hole in the cylinder housing. Now I just have to figure out why neither the ignition or trunk keys will fit in the cylinder. Key hangs up before it is fully in the lock. To remove the housing, found a bolt head that was the correct diameter and filed one of the edges (ie made a tool) Gripped it with pliers, and it un-screwed right out.