Actually, shouldn't both doors lock from the inside? It seems to me
that even though the driver side doesn't have an outside keyhole,
you'd have to be able to lock the door before exiting from the
passenger side.
But you say both handles are pushed down to open, which is different
than mine. Do you know if the arm which pushes/pulls the latch
control bar is on the top or the bottom of the handle axle on both
doors? I'm trying to figure out which door is wrong and which is
right.
On 12/10/99, Grant Galbraith wrote:
>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
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Jay Duncanson jay@duncanson.com
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