Door locks

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by plowro8

Thanks Doc,

I have tried the ignition key and it definitely will not turn the door locks. I have another issue, too. I can push the knob down to lock the doors, but not when they are latched. Perhaps there is some sort of strike that isn't catching on the jamb side, but I can see the mechanism moving at the strike area when I press the knob up and down. This is the first time I have really tried to dig-in on the issue, and I just assumed that there was a separate key for the doors, kind of like the old oval GM keys you would have on a car for the trunk.

Roll the window down and push in on the door from the outside while you push the button down and see if it works.

Have you lubed the door latch and lock mechanism? Roll the window down and spray some good penetrating oil (not WD-40) on the back of the lock and on the latch. You can see the latch and back of the lock inside the door with the window down if you use a good light.

The two key system for the trucks started in 1973.

Leon