These only lock on the 49 should be on the pass side and both handles
should push down to open. So it sounds like some clever person took a
passenger side mechanism and installed it in your drivers door for the
locking feature.
Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150
Jay Duncanson wrote:
> Can someone tell me if this is correct:
>
> On my '49 3100 the right door opens by pushing down on the handle,
> while the left door opens by lifting up on the handle. Each door
> locks in the opposite direction also.
>
> On the right door, the arm which pushes/pulls the control bar is on
> top of the handle axle. On the left door, the arm which pushes/pulls
> the control bar is on the bottom of the handle axle. Thus, the handle
> of each door operates in the opposite direction.
>
> Is this correct or has the right door mechanism (or possibly the
> latch mechanism) been replaced on my truck?
> Jay Duncanson jay@duncanson.com
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