Register now to get rid of these ads!

Hot Rods '35 Dodge door latch

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Compulsion, Jul 23, 2019.

  1. Compulsion
    Joined: Mar 11, 2009
    Posts: 29

    Compulsion
    Member
    from BC

    I installed the door latch mechanism (left, drivers side) on my 1935 Dodge 4 door slantback. I can open the door from the inside but not from outside. Somehow I've activated the lock. How do I unlock this?
     
  2. oldiron 440
    Joined: Dec 12, 2018
    Posts: 3,299

    oldiron 440
    Member

    Slim jim, should be one in everyone's toolbox.
     
  3. goldmountain
    Joined: Jun 12, 2016
    Posts: 4,442

    goldmountain

    Turn the inside handle the other direction, one way locks, the other way opens - usually.
     
  4. Bandit Billy
    Joined: Sep 16, 2014
    Posts: 12,286

    Bandit Billy
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    I got 'em in mine!
    upload_2019-7-23_13-41-40.png
     
    VANDENPLAS and Oldioron like this.

  5. oldiron 440
    Joined: Dec 12, 2018
    Posts: 3,299

    oldiron 440
    Member

    You might want a few beers with those slim jims.:)
     
  6. Compulsion
    Joined: Mar 11, 2009
    Posts: 29

    Compulsion
    Member
    from BC

    Had a few beers, enjoyed a few beers .. door is still locked.
     
  7. gene-koning
    Joined: Oct 28, 2016
    Posts: 4,040

    gene-koning
    Member

    The Slim Jim tool is not going to unlock a 35 Dodge door lock, ever!

    As stated by gold mountain, if you push the inside handle in one direction it locks the door, if you push it in the other direction, it opens the door. The door lock mechanism itself is inside the latch assembly. Only the latch assemblies with the key lock are able to be opened from outside the car (the key lock rod turns a fixture inside the latch), the latch assembly without a key lock probably doesn't have the stuff inside of it to add a key lock until about 50 or 51. Mopar used the same system well into the 50s. Gene
     
    Last edited: Jul 23, 2019
  8. Actually double check, but the handles with the keyhole on the front passenger side only activates a lock that lets the handle engage with the latch.
    But if you lock it from the inside, the outer door lock cannot unlock lock it. They are two separate locking mechanisms. In the past you were supposed to get get out on the passenger side and lock that front passenger door as you left. But also make sure you didn’t accidentally lock the inside.
     

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.