Glove box "striker" question

[oskold]

I have an early GPW with a Midland frame (willys style) and am looking for a striker or "catch" for the glove box lock, either to buy or manufacture myself. This would be a 90 degree angle steel plate mounted on the inside of the front upper glove box to catch the lock. There is no hole in the dash for a vertical catch plate. I found the following picture at "http://thomas.tcjnet.com/slatglovelock.htm" for reference. I haven't found this on Jeepdraw. Thanks for your input.

[Tom Wolboldt]

Do you have a key lock or a push button latch in the Glove box door ? You should have the key lock.

[oskold]

It's a keyed lock

[Tom Wolboldt]

The keyed lock glove box door does not use a striker plate. There is a part of the lock that sticks up when the lock is locked. This part goes into a hole in the top lip of the glove box door opening frame. A hinge spring keeps the door tight against the opening frame.

[oskold]

No wonder I had problems finding the right part!! Would there be a picture showing this hole in the top lip of the glove box door opening frame? Either I have the wrong key-lock or something is odd with the opening ? Thanks.

[Brian Wolf]

Do you have the 10268 striker, or is that what you need information about?
I have one I can photograph for you.
Brian

[oskold]

Brian,
My setup should not have a striker (see Tom's post above) and I just realized that my lock is incorrect. I need the style pictured below which is from a 30's Chevy truck. If anyone has one of these, I'd be very interested. Thanks.

[Brian Wolf]

The 10.268 striker listed in the drawing was used with the glove box lock that you mentioned, and is not installed on the lock in the picture (but should be) I believe its purpose was just a friction device. The glove box "lock" was just that and not a latch like in later jeeps. I might be able to help you with this. Will get with you later this week.

BTW, Tom, do you know when they changed from this latch?

[jvmangione]

If my jeep sells I have a keyed lock of 1942 GPW
Check with me in a few days
Jon

jmangion@necc.mass.edu

[lt.luke]

The 10.268 striker listed in the drawing was used with the glove box lock that you mentioned, and is not installed on the lock in the picture (but should be) I believe its purpose was just a friction device. The glove box "lock" was just that and not a latch like in later jeeps. I might be able to help you with this. Will get with you later this week.

BTW, Tom, do you know when they changed from this latch?

Brian, the lock pictured in the actual photograph works solo. The 10.268 striker plate isn't needed, and in fact would make the actual keyed locking knob function incorrectly. The "PUSH" lock has a hook extending straight from the back of the unit, where the "KEYED" knob is as illustrated.

Tom has and continues to do massive amounts of research on the GPW jeep production, but the changeover from "KEYED" to "PUSH" is long known piece of data. It's probably listed in the Nabholtz book. It probably coincides closely with the change from a keyed ignition switch. (one of the most rare Ford parts, IMO to find) On your jeep, you should probably have keyed ignition switch (2 positions with push starter button in the floor), keyed glovebox lock, and keyed toolbox locks, all working on the H700 standard key. The keyed glovebox lock and ignition were done away with quite some time before the non-locking toolbox latched were phased in. As you've discovered, there's a work-around (1930's chevy pickup, which requires a re-key and paint to match perfectly) for the glovebox. There were a number of different styles of ignition switched used during the war, and there are work-arounds to get a WWII correct KEYED ignition switch, but it will not be FORD GPW correct. The true Ford ignition switch was very different from the others.