Technical 1948 Chevy Truck Driver Door Handle lock

When you move the inside door handle the opposite direction to lock the door, should the outside door handle lock in place or should I still be able to move it?

I am trying to get my driver's door lock to work. The inside handle clicks in to the lock position nicely but all I have to do is fully turn the outside handle and it pushes the inside mechanism out of the locked position. So I figured the simplest question would be to just ask if the outside handle is supposed to be able to move.

Thank you

 

With the inside handle in the locked position (pushed forward, if I recall correctly), the outside handle shouldn't move.

 

I believe you have the rod and stuff upside down on the inside. I know it's counter intuitive but they don't ride in the section you think they would. It might not be going full lock that way.

 

Thanks for the help guys. Any ideas on what I can look at on the latch that must be wrong and allowing the outside handle to move?

 

I know what you are saying. I have seen them that way. But this is the way this one works. It actually doesn't work if you flip it upside down. I've tried.

 

Are you sure that mechanism isn't for the passenger side door?

 

I have tried the passenger side one and it did not fix my ultimate problem of the door not staying locked. The outside handle still moved.

 

On my 37 Caddy,when the doors are locked the handles move easy,i guess it is to make the locks not slip and let the doors open.Have you tried some lubrication on them,the latches could be gummed up and not engaging like they should.Harvey