[T3] Posting for a friend any ideas?

[Jim Adney]

On 12 Apr 2011 at 14:00, Adriel Rowley wrote:

> There was a lady on theSamba that had her Squareback trunk latch get
> stuck and used a ruler.  I would not use the latch in the glove box as
> it destoies the glove box,  Instead, grab the actual cable with vise
> grips. 

> P.S. I no longer leave the spare in the well.  Never could get my
> latch to work right so unlatch it by getting into the spare tire well
> and releasing it. 

Sounds like the screw that anchors your release lever to the dash is 
missing. This screw is commonly left out after the glove box has been 
removed for some reason. If that screw is in place, the glove box 
will not be damaged.

You can't pull directly on the wire without destroying the outer 
housing. It's a LOT better to just replace the screw and fix the root 
problem.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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