Help needed with 1963 door locks
I have had my 63 since 1984. The door locks have never been "right".
When I first got the car the door key was horizontal when unlocked. I never tried to repair this situation when I did a restoration I completed 8 years ago. I was unsuccessful after a limited amount of effort so I put it off until later which is now.
Here is what i think I know.
1. The cylinder rod has to move up to lock the door.
2. The key goes in teeth facing down and rotates to the right to lock which raises the cylinder rod.
3. I think I know from the parts breakdown that I have that the cylinder goes into the door with the part the rod attaches to facing the front of the car. The locks that I have face just the opposite.. Which direction does the right side face?
I ordered new rods( the cylinder rod and the one that goes to the manual door lock control to the latch assy. They are both longer than the ones that were on there. The old ones "look" old. original?
I took out the keeper for the cylinder rod attachment and rotated it 180 deg. so it faces the front of the car when the cylinder is installed.
When I hook everything up it doesn't work. The geometry doesn't seem right with the cylinder rod where it fits into the cylinder trying to rotate up to the locked position. It only moves about half of the way.
What I need.
1. HELP!
2. Wow how hard can this be? It has me stumped though.
3. Does anyone have a drawing that shows the cylinder, rod and the other end of the rod attached to the lock mechanism?
4. Am I right in my assumtions?
5. Does it matter which direction the rods are attached...inside out or outside in?
Thanks,
David
When I first got the car the door key was horizontal when unlocked. I never tried to repair this situation when I did a restoration I completed 8 years ago. I was unsuccessful after a limited amount of effort so I put it off until later which is now.
Here is what i think I know.
1. The cylinder rod has to move up to lock the door.
2. The key goes in teeth facing down and rotates to the right to lock which raises the cylinder rod.
3. I think I know from the parts breakdown that I have that the cylinder goes into the door with the part the rod attaches to facing the front of the car. The locks that I have face just the opposite.. Which direction does the right side face?
I ordered new rods( the cylinder rod and the one that goes to the manual door lock control to the latch assy. They are both longer than the ones that were on there. The old ones "look" old. original?
I took out the keeper for the cylinder rod attachment and rotated it 180 deg. so it faces the front of the car when the cylinder is installed.
When I hook everything up it doesn't work. The geometry doesn't seem right with the cylinder rod where it fits into the cylinder trying to rotate up to the locked position. It only moves about half of the way.
What I need.
1. HELP!
2. Wow how hard can this be? It has me stumped though.
3. Does anyone have a drawing that shows the cylinder, rod and the other end of the rod attached to the lock mechanism?
4. Am I right in my assumtions?
5. Does it matter which direction the rods are attached...inside out or outside in?
Thanks,
David