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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lexington, KY
Posts: 151
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Repro Door Handles Causing Doors not to Unlock?
I just got through having my truck painted. I had my body man install new, reproduction door handles on the finished truck. If I puch the lock button down on the doors, then shut them, they will sometimes be impossible to unlock. You just can't pull the lock button up. To fix this condition, I have to wiggle the rod around that goes from the door handle to the door latch. Then the door will unlock fine. I compared the factory and the repro door handle and they are a little different. It looks like the linkage rod needs to be a little longer to work with the repro door handle. Is there any tricks to getting the repro door handles to work correctly?
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Stepsides RULE
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pineville, LA
Posts: 1,921
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Inside door handles?
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shelbyville, Indiana
Posts: 614
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If you are talking about outside door handles I have the same problem myself. As of now I just dont lock them untill I get a chance to figure out how to solve the problem. So I would also like some info on ow to fix this.
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,686
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My 85 Did that with the factory Handles I always thought it needed oiling. What i had to do if the rod got hung in the down position Is push the door handle button That normally free'd it up .
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3 lefts make a right
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Texas Hill Country
Posts: 150
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I have that problem from time to time on my truck. I find that if the key wont want to turn I just have to push in the handle button and then the key turns and unlocks fine.
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lexington, KY
Posts: 151
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I got it fixed today. I took the rods out and ground some more clearance on the cap end of the rod to allow the rod to go down farther. I also lubed everything with grease. They work fine now.
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