Lumbersawyer,

From what I have seen in pictures and from trying to look at the latch through the key lock hole, that makes sense.

I wish getting the latch out of the door was a more straight forward job, because I would really like to have been able to hold the latch in my hand, understand its workings, diagnosed its issue and either fixed it or replaced it.

Nick
1940 KC Model 1/2 Ton Pickup Project
(with '37-'39 Bed and what we think is a '42-'46 Frame)
Taos, New Mexico