Boy, it was the work of a few moments to 'git'er done!
Now, I did replace my passenger door latch assembly with a re-pop I've had laying around here for 2 years. Man, is that sucker stiff! I mixed up some time-saver lapping compound with the oil I used to lubricate it, hopefully it'll wear in faster.
It would sure be nice if these darn locks came with a piece of paper explaining how to turn the stick, or maybe the dang stick could come on the right way!
Thanks again for your help. I'm latching and locking now, and that makes me happy.