The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Doors 48' door latches

I have a (52 up ?) cab using 48 doors. I am having problems with them latching. On The oringal latches the groves that keep the doors from coming open, are worn. So if you lean against them to hard they will open. Have bought some repro from a big name company. You have to slam the doors to make them latch,when they latch. And thats with the new 52 up strickers pushed out all the way. I am experienced in Door alignment as i have been in the paint and body business for over 25 years, but am now retired. I think the latchs I bought are not a good reproduction. The old latchs seamed to work just fine other than they opened on there own if you leaned on them to hard. Any thoughts out there

There are a difference in latches.
Are you still trying to use the 52 strikers that are on the body?
If so that's the problem, their not compatible with the 48 style latches.

OK I knew that, but the 48 latches will not bolt on the 52 cab. As I remember correctly the cabs are not the same in the latch area.

I put bearclaw latches in my 50.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BEAR...QQitemZ8046874960QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

solved all the problems.

Wilber could you send me some pics of your 50 door locks to [email protected]. Interested on how you made them work with the outside and inside handles. Thanks

For pushbuttons:
http://www.chuckthetruck.com/page23.html

Swing handles just need a little different cipher for the outside link, but the logic is the same.

Chuckthetruck I believe I can make this work for swing down handles handle also. Going to take a long look at it. Very informative Web Page. thanks for the reply.

Thanks chuck,
I've got remote control doors!
My inside handles are slightly modified original relays.