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64GMCHorsepower · 01-17-2010, 05:12 PM

My passenger side outside door handle will not open my door.
When I looked inside the door, the push rod is shorter than the one on the drivers side.

Do they have a different length for different years?

I do not see a way to adjust where the push rod strikes the striker either, so I am thinking I have to buy a new handle........

Anyone else ever had this problem?

1964 GMC Fleetside.......

DaddyMack · 01-18-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 64GMCHorsepower

My passenger side outside door handle will not open my door.
When I looked inside the door, the push rod is shorter than the one on the drivers side.

Do they have a different length for different years?

I do not see a way to adjust where the push rod strikes the striker either, so I am thinking I have to buy a new handle........

Anyone else ever had this problem?

1964 GMC Fleetside.......

I did! I ended up cutting the rods in half and welding them to the correct length. I had purchased new ones for the correct year, but they were long..

I am thinking of ditching the old locks and strikes for a bearclaw..

70 Suburban · 01-18-2010, 04:48 PM

i am gion to try to use 08 chevy plates and handles.I want better handles inside

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-18-2010, 05:44 PM

I know from experience if the handle isn't totally tight against the shell it won't open from the outside. Even a little loose will cause it.

64GMCHorsepower · 01-18-2010, 09:48 PM

Well, I have another mechanism to put in the door, so maybe that will work, if not, I am going to try and either replace the rod, or find another handle......

I had 2 or 3 doors, and I am not positive I have the original mechanism or handle on the door......

Stuff gets mixed up over a couple of years.....

01-17-2010, 05:12 PM	#1
64GMCHorsepower Justified! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Valencia, Ca Posts: 1,366	Door Mechanism help.... My passenger side outside door handle will not open my door. When I looked inside the door, the push rod is shorter than the one on the drivers side. Do they have a different length for different years? I do not see a way to adjust where the push rod strikes the striker either, so I am thinking I have to buy a new handle........ Anyone else ever had this problem? 1964 GMC Fleetside....... __________________ Chad 1964 GMC Fleetside Shortbed....350/700R4 tranny

01-18-2010, 04:48 PM	#3
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: Door Mechanism help.... i am gion to try to use 08 chevy plates and handles.I want better handles inside __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

01-18-2010, 05:44 PM	#4
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Door Mechanism help.... I know from experience if the handle isn't totally tight against the shell it won't open from the outside. Even a little loose will cause it. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-18-2010, 09:48 PM	#5
64GMCHorsepower Justified! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Valencia, Ca Posts: 1,366	Re: Door Mechanism help.... Well, I have another mechanism to put in the door, so maybe that will work, if not, I am going to try and either replace the rod, or find another handle...... I had 2 or 3 doors, and I am not positive I have the original mechanism or handle on the door...... Stuff gets mixed up over a couple of years..... __________________ Chad 1964 GMC Fleetside Shortbed....350/700R4 tranny



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