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ebbhightower · 10-08-2009, 10:05 PM

Does anyone have any tips on adjusting the door locks or striker plates. My 71's doors will lock with doors open, but if the door is shut they will not lock at all. Any help would be appreciated. The doors body lines appear correct on the outside, so the door doesn't look like it needs adjusting.

smallwin67 · 10-08-2009, 11:11 PM

It's old school man,You have to manually lock them with your key when they're closed.

subtle71 · 10-08-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ebbhightower

Does anyone have any tips on adjusting the door locks or striker plates. My 71's doors will lock with doors open, but if the door is shut they will not lock at all. Any help would be appreciated. The doors body lines appear correct on the outside, so the door doesn't look like it needs adjusting.

Um, that's funny! I was having the same problem just the other day. I found that I had to push in on the door as I turned the key to lock the doors. It seems that no matter how much the striker plates are adjusted, the new weather stripping has not been compressed enough.

By the way, you need to fire up the Suburban and head down to the coast with us or with Nathan Saturday!! Give me a call.

Dean

*highperf4x4* · 10-09-2009, 12:36 AM

Yeah I have to push my passenger door in to lock it. But it did it even before I installed the new weather stripping. Now it's just worse. I don't know where to adjust it but it's inside the door somewhere. I know my driver side door doesn't do it.

**LockDoc** · 10-09-2009, 05:17 AM

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You might want to look at this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=365553

LockDoc

dirtyd_nd · 10-09-2009, 08:35 AM

Had a similar issue. I was having trouble turning the key with the door open or closed. I sprayed a little lube in the key hole. I also took the lock knob on the inside off and sprayed a little down there too. Worked like a champ for me. Hopefully yours is just as easy.
Dale

*highperf4x4* · 10-09-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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You might want to look at this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=365553

LockDoc

That didn't help me. I tried it. It just makes it easier to push the door in to make it lock. In fact, if you bring the strike plate out far enough, the door will pull itself in when I turn the key so I don't actually have to push on it. Obviously I can't leave it that way or the door will rattle and something is still not right. I'm not sure what the cause is. I wouldn't think the passenger side latch would be that worn out but not the driver's side. So, I'm assuming something inside needs to be adjusted. I just haven't looked at it to see what. If you have any idea about what to mess with on the inside, I'd appreciate that info.

ebbhightower · 10-12-2009, 09:35 PM

That was a funny post, Dean. Cant make it to CTC, finishing up my sons bed instead.
I forgot to add to the post that I also have a 1970 chevy truck and I added power door lock actuators to it with a alarm and didnt have any trouble with the locks locking after the door was shut. I am wanting to do the same with this project.

10-08-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
ebbhightower Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: McComb,MS Posts: 9	71 door locking problems Does anyone have any tips on adjusting the door locks or striker plates. My 71's doors will lock with doors open, but if the door is shut they will not lock at all. Any help would be appreciated. The doors body lines appear correct on the outside, so the door doesn't look like it needs adjusting.

10-08-2009, 11:11 PM	#2
smallwin67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern,Maryland Posts: 87	Re: 71 door locking problems It's old school man,You have to manually lock them with your key when they're closed. __________________ Doin it one piece at a time.

10-09-2009, 12:36 AM	#4
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: 71 door locking problems Yeah I have to push my passenger door in to lock it. But it did it even before I installed the new weather stripping. Now it's just worse. I don't know where to adjust it but it's inside the door somewhere. I know my driver side door doesn't do it.

10-09-2009, 05:17 AM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,818	Re: 71 door locking problems - You might want to look at this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=365553 LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

10-09-2009, 08:35 AM	#6
dirtyd_nd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: JACKSONVILLE, FL Posts: 112	Re: 71 door locking problems Had a similar issue. I was having trouble turning the key with the door open or closed. I sprayed a little lube in the key hole. I also took the lock knob on the inside off and sprayed a little down there too. Worked like a champ for me. Hopefully yours is just as easy. Dale

10-12-2009, 09:35 PM	#8
ebbhightower Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: McComb,MS Posts: 9	Re: 71 door locking problems That was a funny post, Dean. Cant make it to CTC, finishing up my sons bed instead. I forgot to add to the post that I also have a 1970 chevy truck and I added power door lock actuators to it with a alarm and didnt have any trouble with the locks locking after the door was shut. I am wanting to do the same with this project.



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