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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:57 am    Post subject: Driver door lock mechanism stuck 1973 Bus Reply with quote

My driver door is stuck closed and I can't open it. Therefore, I can't get to the outside edge of the door to free up the lock mechanism. The inside latch rod seems to be nice and loose and slides ok. The outside door latch doesn't do anything. Does anyone out there know a way to access the mechanism from inside the door to free up the latch? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver door lock mechanism stuck 1973 Bus Reply with quote

Is this a brand new problem?, or has the bus been sitting for years?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver door lock mechanism stuck 1973 Bus Reply with quote

is the button up or down? Or does it have the locks with the two parts on the inside like this:

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver door lock mechanism stuck 1973 Bus Reply with quote

New problem. My daughter and her boyfriend decided to try and fix all the locks on the bus. All were successful except this one. This one ended up jammed when they were finished. It has the lock with two parts like in the picture. That part of the problem works fine. Including the locking bar that goes back to the lock mechanism. That slides and pulls the connector rod fine. It's in the door mechanism on the end of the door that is jammed. Could the spring coil break maybe?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver door lock mechanism stuck 1973 Bus Reply with quote

Try removing the lever from inside the door and manually pulling the rod forward hard, the rod may need adjustment.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver door lock mechanism stuck 1973 Bus Reply with quote

is the door tight tight or does it have some play like it partially opens?
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