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Which way does your back door key cover rotate? #1265064 05/07/2018 4:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Seattle Wa. W walterhvogel 'Bolter
walterhvogel 'Bolter W Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Seattle Wa.	Back door lock cover, does it move up, or down? I have a vague memory that my key cover pivoted down and scraped the body, so I swapped it with the one on the passenger door which pivoted up. 1947.2 Chevy Panel Truck 1-ton In Project Journals In the DITY Gallery 1955.2 Chevy Suburban 1955.2 Chevy 6700 Bus/RV

Re: Which way does your back door key cover rotate? walterhvogel #1265068 05/07/2018 4:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	What year and model truck, Walter Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: Which way does your back door key cover rotate? walterhvogel #1265103 05/07/2018 7:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Seattle Wa. W walterhvogel 'Bolter
walterhvogel 'Bolter W Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Seattle Wa.	I updated my sig. I am working on a 1947.2 1 ton Panel Truck, so Years '47 to '51. 1947.2 Chevy Panel Truck 1-ton In Project Journals In the DITY Gallery 1955.2 Chevy Suburban 1955.2 Chevy 6700 Bus/RV

Re: Which way does your back door key cover rotate? walterhvogel #1265114 05/07/2018 8:22 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Holland Landing, Ontario Canad... Leo Moderator
Leo Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Holland Landing, Ontario Canad...	Mine pivots up, 1953 panel. It's impossible to pivot down, the lock is recessed into the door a bit so the cover would hit the door. 1953 Chevy Panel In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket

Re: Which way does your back door key cover rotate? walterhvogel #1265203 05/08/2018 2:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Seattle Wa. W walterhvogel 'Bolter
walterhvogel 'Bolter W Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Seattle Wa.	Yeah, so it would seem impossible for the rear door lock cover to pivot down. It was 20 years ago that I had the locks keyed, now I'm going over the latches. The passenger door lock cover pivoted down. It broke, so when I got a replacement, it pivots up. Here's a picture of the back door lock. Attachments Back door lock.jpg (76.28 KB, 41 downloads) 1947.2 Chevy Panel Truck 1-ton In Project Journals In the DITY Gallery 1955.2 Chevy Suburban 1955.2 Chevy 6700 Bus/RV

Re: Which way does your back door key cover rotate? walterhvogel #1265224 05/08/2018 6:39 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,256 So Cal MNSmith "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!!
MNSmith "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,256 So Cal	My back door. Attachments 1952suburban288.jpg (42.8 KB, 34 downloads) Mark 1951 Chevy Suburban In the Stovebolt Gallery Lots and LOTS of pictures Project Journal --- 10 pages worth!

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