Hi got 2 door locks that i need to fit on a 54 f100 just woundering is there a special way of fitting them to make the door's lock?? I know there is a retainer plate that holds the lock in place. is it as easy as that thought i would ask before jumping in at the deep end. cheers

 

What no one can help??

 

Well, I can try. Good news is, I think they are the same as the 55, and I had a 55, bad news is that was 25 years ago.

As I recall, there is a spring clip type of plate that holds the lock in place. The head of that is under your weather strip adjacent to the lock. If you find it, pull it out the lock should be loose and pull right out.

Now, this is the part I'm not sure about but I I think is true. It's true on the 51/52 locks but they are different.

When you put the key in the lock, it should turn 360 degrees before you pull the key out again when going from lock to unlock. BUT, the lock bolt on the door only needs to turn half of that, so when you trun the key, the lock floats for 90 degrees before it engages the shaft that turns the door bolt. I beleive it does it when rotated in the other direction (after being locked) as well.

SO, I think that when you insert the lock into the door bolt, it has to have been turned that 90 degrees already, then inserted. So it is in the correct relative position in the bolt initially to work correctly.

Try it and let me know. It's some combination of that type of relationship between the locking cylinder and door bolt.

 

Hi julies i was woundering when i was going to hear from you lol. okay thank you i will give it a try and see what happens.