Interior - Glove Box Hard to Latch/Pops Open

Interior - Glove Box Hard to Latch/Pops Open

SI M51 03 05

Body Equipment

June 2005

Technical Service

This Service Information bulletin supersedes Service Measure M5 1 200 04 dated April 2002-2006.

SUBJECT

Glove Box Difficult to Latch or Open

2002-2006 Mini Cooper (R50) L4-1.6L (W10) Page 145

MODEL

R50 (Cooper) and R53 (Cooper S)

SITUATION

Glove box is difficult to latch or pops open on rough roads.

CAUSE

The glove box latch does not sufficiently engage the striker.

CORRECTION

Move the striker downward for more positive engagement of the latch into the striker.

PROCEDURE

^ Remove the glove box.

^ Install three A6.4, 1 mm washers (P/N 88 10 0 141 709) on each of the T20 screws holding the top of the glove box (between the glove box and

the blue plastic nuts).