Rookie A-body questions. Knobs

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MMissile

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Hello folks. I have 2 knobs that I want to remove, and am smarter than to pry stuff. My searches have found dead threads.

1. Variable speed wiper switch knob. How do I remove this bugger?
2. Glove box chrome knob [non-locking type] Same question....


Thanks. Mike.
 
What Car? Glove box should be a screw in the back side. Wiper is a pull.
 
70 Duster, with woodgrain/black trim panel. The knob sits above the trim panel. Guess I'ii give the wiper knob the old heave-ho.

Thanks.

Krusty dash.jpg
 
Thank you!
I didn't see a set-screw, but I'll look again, before the big tug...
 
Mike yer a big guy don’t pull the knob too hard ….. there’s only 5 screws and 2 bolts holding the dash in …lol!
 
LOL...the cluster is out, and will be heavily modified or scrapped. Just want to pull the switches.
 
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Trying to remember... I thought there was a little tab you push in to release it
 
One foot on each side of the wiper switch. Grab the knob with your fingers. Pulling your *** off the seat and yank hard until she lets go. Close the ash tray before doing this.
 
TF360 said:
Trying to remember... I thought there was a little tab you push in to release it
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In the earlier models there is a detent on the bottom of the switch behind the dash. It is not just the knob that comes off. The entire shaft releases from the switch.
 
WV64Signet said:
In the earlier models there is a detent on the bottom of the switch behind the dash. It is not just the knob that comes off. The entire shaft releases from the switch.
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I'll have to look, as I now remember that setup. Thanks.
 
The wiper switch knob that year should just pull off. Squirt some penetrating oil around the shaft and let it soak a bit before the tug. The knob has a spring steel clip in it to hold it to the shaft. Don't lose it as they aren't available near as I can tell, and the knob will fall off the shaft without it. The glove box latch is a bit more involved. It's fairly easy to show how to do it, but, not as easy to describe how to do it. It entails using a tiny screwdriver to trigger a spring loaded wafer holding the shaft of the knob in the latch housing. I find it easier to take the latch housing loose from the glove box door to do this operation. I don't have any photos or videos to show what needs to be done, but, there may be one out there in youtube land.
 
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