Joe Merone writes:
>The glovebox on my '74 TR-6 was modified long ago to accept the fingerpull
>that was standard on earlier models only. This worked fine for the first 12
>years of my ownership of the car. Now that I've installed a new dashboard
>however the door does not open without one. Is there supposed to be a spring
>included in the hinge mechanism to help push the door open or am I missing
>something here? Any advice would be appreciated.
The spring on the lamp switch used to be enough to open my glovebox door,
but since I took the dash off and refinished it, that is no longer the
case. Like most things on these cars, a bit of hand fitting is in order.
Give it a try. BTW, my cover never had a finger pull.
Philip E. Barnes '71 TR6 CC61193L
Cornell University
Newman Laboratory of Nuclear Studies
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-4951
peb3@cornell.edu
|