New (to me) truck. Need help with passenger door lock. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

geod919 · 03-20-2011, 04:29 PM

Don't worry, I'll have pictures up soon enough, but it's a pretty run of the mill white '81 3/4ton with a 350/4speed/unknown transfer/14bolt rear.

Anyway, I'm probably going to have a lot of questions, first being, My passenger door lock won't stay unlocked when I close the door, it falls down. I fished around the bottom of the door, and found a small spring with maybe 1 or 2 coils, and hooks at 10 and 2 o' clock. Is this used to keep the lock stationary? How would I go about getting it re attached? Can you provide pictures? Please and Thank you if anyone has any answers.

**old Rusty C10** · 03-20-2011, 04:44 PM

prolly easiest to disassemble the door and remove the lock and see where it sits... then try to reattach it... in all likelyhood there is a problem why it popped out but i will go in my basement later and see if i can find and photograph a passenger side door lock mechanism for you

SeanPaintsFlames · 03-21-2011, 08:36 PM

It all goes in the latch mechanism. The door lock just slides into a slot on the latch. You could always take both latches out of the doors and compare if you had to.

03-20-2011, 04:29 PM	#1
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	New (to me) truck. Need help with passenger door lock. Don't worry, I'll have pictures up soon enough, but it's a pretty run of the mill white '81 3/4ton with a 350/4speed/unknown transfer/14bolt rear. Anyway, I'm probably going to have a lot of questions, first being, My passenger door lock won't stay unlocked when I close the door, it falls down. I fished around the bottom of the door, and found a small spring with maybe 1 or 2 coils, and hooks at 10 and 2 o' clock. Is this used to keep the lock stationary? How would I go about getting it re attached? Can you provide pictures? Please and Thank you if anyone has any answers.

03-20-2011, 04:44 PM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: New (to me) truck. Need help with passenger door lock. prolly easiest to disassemble the door and remove the lock and see where it sits... then try to reattach it... in all likelyhood there is a problem why it popped out but i will go in my basement later and see if i can find and photograph a passenger side door lock mechanism for you __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-21-2011, 08:36 PM	#3
SeanPaintsFlames Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buford, Ga. Posts: 339	Re: New (to me) truck. Need help with passenger door lock. It all goes in the latch mechanism. The door lock just slides into a slot on the latch. You could always take both latches out of the doors and compare if you had to. __________________ My 68 cougar restomod build:HERE



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