2011 M37S iNFINITI Glove Box Latch Fix

This is where the picture of the damaged latch should be, but I didn't know we were gonna fix it till we started putting it back in. It's shorter arm was mashed in from being forced open while locked. The longer arm still worked when unlocked and sprung back when pushed in. I took it out to find a new one. I took it apart to keep from having to re-key it. It didn't have many parts and only one was broken.

My friend Kevin (a dentist) micro sandblasted the break and the base of the tooth and ran a screw up through the bottom to pull it down into the super glue join. 

While supported by a block the pin can be forced out by a nail and pulled loose with pliers.


Once exposed hemostats can free the disk.

Putting it back was as picky as taking it out. 

once the liner teeth cleared the dash I was able to get at the screws below the wedges with a short screw driver.

With only the short leg and no back disk in, it's fairly easy to fish the handle in. screwing it down will have wait for the long leg to angle in spring first.

With it laying in place, it was just a matter of getting the long tooth in the correct hole (it only clicks down one way). Then its just counting sponges, screwing everything down,and closing up.

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