My mistake Jay, both doors should lock from the inside. I thought you meant
they both had locks on the outside. I does though sound like you have a non
stock mechanism on the drivers door.
Grant
Jay Duncanson wrote:
> Actually, shouldn't both doors lock from the inside? It seems to me
> that even though the driver side doesn't have an outside keyhole,
> you'd have to be able to lock the door before exiting from the
> passenger side.
>
> But you say both handles are pushed down to open, which is different
> than mine. Do you know if the arm which pushes/pulls the latch
> control bar is on the top or the bottom of the handle axle on both
> doors? I'm trying to figure out which door is wrong and which is
> right.
>
> On 12/10/99, Grant Galbraith wrote:
>
> >These only lock on the 49 should be on the pass side and both handles
> >should push down to open. So it sounds like some clever person took a
> >passenger side mechanism and installed it in your drivers door for the
> >locking feature.
> >
> >Grant
> >50 Chevy 3100
> >52 GMC 150
> >
> >Jay Duncanson wrote:
> >
> >> Can someone tell me if this is correct:
> >>
> >> On my '49 3100 the right door opens by pushing down on the handle,
> >> while the left door opens by lifting up on the handle. Each door
> >> locks in the opposite direction also.
> >>
> >
> > > On the right door, the arm which pushes/pulls the control bar is on
> > > top of the handle axle. On the left door, the arm which pushes/pulls
> >> the control bar is on the bottom of the handle axle. Thus, the handle
> >> of each door operates in the opposite direction.
> >>
> >> Is this correct or has the right door mechanism (or possibly the
> >> latch mechanism) been replaced on my truck?
> >> Jay Duncanson jay@duncanson.com
> >> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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