Passenger door lock 49 B1

[weasel]

On my passenger door ,looking at the inside panel, It looks like there is a small slot that a screw could go through that may prevent the door from locking.

It looks like it might line up with a hole on the inside mechanism. It looks like you might be able to prevent locking the door with the Handle.

That's what I'm trying to figure out how to prevent the door locking, as I have removed the key system.

 

Thanks for any Help

[ggdad1951]

Passenger door only locks with the key.  Driver side locks by lifting the handle.

[Jeff Balazs]

Passenger door only locks with the key.  Driver side locks by lifting the handle.

Not exactly true. The passenger door will lock by lifting the handle ....... just like the drivers side. Only real difference is that you can open it from the outside with the key.

I use this feature all the time as my truck is equipped with one of the very few " Aussie passenger side" door locks on my drivers side....so I use a key on the drivers door to enter when the cab is locked.

Jeff

[NiftyFifty]

Yes, my psgr door locks as well from inside, when you lift the handle. That's why I only bought one locking outside door handle

[ggdad1951]

I'll look tonight, but if I remember right you CAN'T close the driver door if the handle is in the lock position, I'd say that if your passenger door does the same thing you would HAVE to use the key to lock the door.  I know I went thru that pretty extensivly on my build and I CAN'T lock the keys in FEF, period.

[Jeff Balazs]

Mark......I think you are fairly young to not be remembering right. I am pretty certain they all work as I described.

 

Jeff

You are correct about one thing though. You would have to work pretty hard to lock your keys in the cab.

Edited July 8, 2016 by Jeff Balazs

[Brent B3B]

Hi Jeff, curious, why would you have to work at it hard to lock the keys in the truck if all you have to do is lift the handle and shut the door?

[Jeff Balazs]

Brent;

If you lift the handle when the door is closed it will lock. When you lift it with the door open.....then close the door..... it resets to the unlocked position. All by itself. Pretty darned slick I'd say.

 

Jeff

[John Rogers]

My passenger door on my B1B will remain locked if the handle is in the locked position when I close it but my driver side door will not. If the handle on the drivers door is in the locked position when I close it, the handle on mine automatically unlocks as soon as the door closes which for me is a very good thing because I have been known to leave my keys in it from time to time while I'm working on it. I always try to remember to leave a window open when Im working on our vehicles just in case but luckily for me my truck is smarter than I am  

                                  John 

Edited July 8, 2016 by John Rogers

[Jeff Balazs]

John;

I wonder if you have a broken or weak spring in the passenger side latching mechanism? The passenger side on mine has not been modified in any way.

 

Jeff

[MBF]

I never lock mine.  The foot starters are my anti theft devices. The battery disconnects and potential 45 mph getaway speeds are my backup plans.   If I had a 3 on the tree, hell you could leave that running with the doors open and none of today's young thieves would know how to drive it.

[Young Ed]

I'll look tonight, but if I remember right you CAN'T close the driver door if the handle is in the lock position, I'd say that if your passenger door does the same thing you would HAVE to use the key to lock the door.  I know I went thru that pretty extensivly on my build and I CAN'T lock the keys in FEF, period.

 

 

Mark......I think you are fairly young to not be remembering right. I am pretty certain they all work as I described.

 

Jeff

You are correct about one thing though. You would have to work pretty hard to lock your keys in the cab.

 

You are both correct in  a way. You should be able to lock the door from the inside but it has to be closed already. If you push the handle to lock and then try to close it, it will just spring back to unlocked. Mopars did this for many years to keep you from locking your keys in. On the 64 and 66 Fury 4doors you can push the door lock button down on all 4. The back doors will stay locked when closed and the fronts will just pop back up. You have to use a key or lock them from the back doors.

[NiftyFifty]

My 67 Monaco is the same, have to lock the doors from inside, or with the key, if you close with the lock down, it just pops open. Good accessory if you ask me.

[ggdad1951]

I stand corrected...lift up either to lock, but when closed they unlock...

[Buttiman53]

Hey! Brand new member here. Got a 1953 B3B Pickup w/ 3-speed & Fluid Drive. My passenger-side door lock has the key broken off in it. I found the small retaining(?) screw holding it all in, but can't get the screw to budge, and am afraid of breaking it off. Any suggestions on how to go about removing the door lock?

 

I having a gas going through this truck!!!

[JBNeal]

I was able to carefully drill one out, run a tap thru the threads and put in a new screw...not easy, took a lot of time and patience, but it can be done...some folks have other methods that might work

[JBNeal]

Here's the pilot hole that was drilled that released the lock cylinder; the yellow dot in the middle of the retaining screw is the reflection of the sun inside the lock cylinder bore...I had to remove the lock years ago to replace a badly worn door latch

 

Edited August 22, 2021 by JBNeal
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[mhutchen@kcbx.net]

My 49 B1B came with no key. I found a lock with key from another Mopar car of that vintage and changed it out. Although I did not need to do it, I removed all the window stuff and took out the door mechanism, which I found rather interesting. The passenger door can be locked from the inside, BUT, that part of the lock does NOT connect to the part operated by the key. The inside handle locks it horizontally, the key locks it vertically. I wish I had taken a picture while it was out.

[Jerry Roberts]

Hey! Brand new member here. Got a 1953 B3B Pickup w/ 3-speed & Fluid Drive. My passenger-side door lock has the key broken off in it. I found the small retaining(?) screw holding it all in, but can't get the screw to budge, and am afraid of breaking it off. Any suggestions on how to go about removing the door lock?

 

I having a gas going through this truck!!!

 Before you do anything , try the easy option first ;   Try to remove the broken old key with a thin ice pick . Another method might be to use part of a coping saw blade to mesh with the teeth on the key to pull out the broken portion .  

[POPTOP]

Don t tell anyone I took the pins out of the lock so any key will work don't want to take the chance of having to by a new window