Glove Box Rattle Fixes
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We have all talked about glove box rattles here before. I decided to take my glove box apart today to perform two rattle fixes from Nissan's Tsb Ref No NTB99-056f pages 5 and 7 and to resolve any other rattles that I might find related to the glove box.
The links to the Tsb pages are listed below.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?...nce=0&res=high
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?...nce=0&res=high
I first performed the rattle fix on page 5. The Tsb instructs you to apply foam between the duct and the knee protector bar, (In my Maxima I already had factory foam there but I installed additional foam as instructed in the Tsb. I didn't feel this fix would resolve any rattles because there was more then enough clearance between the knee protector bar and the duct.)
The second rattle fix I performed was from page 7 from Nissan's Tsb which instructed you to apply foam strips to the inside hinge area of the glove box. This clearly should help with certain rattles in the glove box area.
After carefully inspecting the glove box I found two additional sources of rattles in the Maxima glove box. The first one is a clip attached to the left side of the glove box. If you open your glove box door you will see a thin cable with a loop attached to a clip on the left side of the glove box. This clip will rattle when the glove box door is closed and the cable and retractor are no longer providing tension and preventing the clip from rattling. You can prevent the clip from rattling by applying a small amount of silicone or other sealer to the clip and side of glove box, which will prevent rattling when driving on rough pavement.
The second source of noise that I found was in a access panel in the glove box. When you open your glove box door you will see a cut out panel on the upper top area of the glove box measuring 5" long by 2" wide. You can pull down on this panel from the side nearest to you to open this access panel. Once you have opened the access panel you will see 2 ribbed areas on the open panel door. These areas should be insulated with felt tape or electrical tape to prevent noise from the plastic parts rubbing against each other when driving on rough roads.
After making all these changes I no longer have any rattles related to my glove box.
I hope this helps everyone.
The links to the Tsb pages are listed below.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?...nce=0&res=high
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?...nce=0&res=high
I first performed the rattle fix on page 5. The Tsb instructs you to apply foam between the duct and the knee protector bar, (In my Maxima I already had factory foam there but I installed additional foam as instructed in the Tsb. I didn't feel this fix would resolve any rattles because there was more then enough clearance between the knee protector bar and the duct.)
The second rattle fix I performed was from page 7 from Nissan's Tsb which instructed you to apply foam strips to the inside hinge area of the glove box. This clearly should help with certain rattles in the glove box area.
After carefully inspecting the glove box I found two additional sources of rattles in the Maxima glove box. The first one is a clip attached to the left side of the glove box. If you open your glove box door you will see a thin cable with a loop attached to a clip on the left side of the glove box. This clip will rattle when the glove box door is closed and the cable and retractor are no longer providing tension and preventing the clip from rattling. You can prevent the clip from rattling by applying a small amount of silicone or other sealer to the clip and side of glove box, which will prevent rattling when driving on rough pavement.
The second source of noise that I found was in a access panel in the glove box. When you open your glove box door you will see a cut out panel on the upper top area of the glove box measuring 5" long by 2" wide. You can pull down on this panel from the side nearest to you to open this access panel. Once you have opened the access panel you will see 2 ribbed areas on the open panel door. These areas should be insulated with felt tape or electrical tape to prevent noise from the plastic parts rubbing against each other when driving on rough roads.
After making all these changes I no longer have any rattles related to my glove box.
I hope this helps everyone.
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