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| | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 339 | Why doesn't my outside door locks work, they worked before I installed in the doors? Went to lock them yesterday from the outside with no luck, could lock from the inside but not the outside. 53 3100 root | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | The rod which goes between the key slot and the lock mechanism is kind of goofy. It can be installed in two ways, only one of them is correct.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | The outside door lock is all contained in the handle itself on '53 doors ('52-66 also). Turned to the lock position you cannot push the button. There is a piece with a slotted hole in the assembly and a shaft protruding through it. In locked position the shaft won't go through the slot. In unlocked it will. There is nothing that will be changed when installing in the doors.
Carl, what is "The rod which goes between the key slot and the lock mechanism..." referring to? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | cletis,
"The rod which goes between the key slot and the lock mechanism.." statement means absolutely nothing for the OP (who has a '53), since that statement only applies for '47-'51 trucks.
I posted this information just to see if you were paying attention.
Congratulations, and nice catch.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Cool.
The back door lock on my Suburban is like that. It is a wooly booger to get back in. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 339 | I guess I should have said, the key will not turn at all, so as to lock the door. The plunger work fine. root | | |
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