51 16 340 Installing and removing/replacing right glove box lock (with airbag)

Special tools required:

00 9 325

Preliminary work needed

Remove the RIGHT GLOVE BOX WITH HOUSING

Unscrew the circlip (1).

Detach the piston rod (2) from the glove box damper.

Fig 1: Identifying Piston Rod And Circlip

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Unscrew the screws (2) of the glove box cover (3) and take off the mounting plates (1).

Installation note:

Do not tighten the screws (2) until after the alignment of the glove box cover (3).

Pull the wiring harness (4) and glove box cover (3) out of the glove box housing (5) and set them aside.

Fig 2: Identifying Glove Box Housing, Cover, Mounting Plates, Wiring Harness, And Screws

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Installation note:

First, feed the limit position (arrow) of the glove box cover (2) into the glove box housing (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Glove Box Housing And Cover

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Lever out the inner cover (1) at the front using the special tool 00 9 325 .

Fold up the inner cover (1) towards the rear and pull it out.

Installation note:

Inner cover (1) must be hooked in at the rear and locked neatly at the front (see arrows).

Fig 4: Removing/Installing Inner Cover

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NOTE: The locking pin (1) is part of the lock replacement part supply. Alternatively, use a 3 mm drill.

Push in the lock linkage (3) on the left and right so that the lock mechanism of the upper part lock (4) can be retained in place using a locking pin (1) via the bore hole (2).

Fig 5: Identifying Locking Pin, Linkage, And Bore Hole

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Unscrew the screws (1) of the upper part lock (2).

Fold the upper part lock (2) down forwards and disconnect the plug connection of the actuator drive (3).

Installation note:

The wiring harness (4) must not scrape against anything or be creased.

Fig 6: Identifying Actuator Drive, Wiring Harness, And Screws

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Take off the upper part lock (1).

For overview:

The locking pin (2) retains the lock linkage (3) of the upper part lock (1).

Fig 7: Identifying Locking Pin And Linkage

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Pull out the wiring harnesses (1) from the lower section lock (2).

Unscrew the screws (3) of the lower section lock (2).

Pull out the lower section lock (2).

Installation note:

Feed in the lower section lock (2) at the marked location first.

Fig 8: Identifying Wiring Harnesses And Screws

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