out driving tonight,, well been out all day really anyway we was out tonight and i went over a bump it the road must have been a good one , and then my passenger door popped open ,, yeah scared my wife , don't know if she will go back with me now ,, i stopped and close it from outside kinda hard ,, it was fine on the way home ,, just when you think you got something fixed and go to the next thing , you have to lick your cafe over , so i will be back on the door latch , i wish santa would bring me a set of them new style latches

thanks guys

 

Wow. Lucky nothing was damaged and no one was hurt. Now youre making me think about changing my latches over.

 

I have the same problem ..and no seat belts ..so everyone gets a warning about the door ..I am trying to adjust the door and latch so it works like it should ..could it be just that it's worn ?

 

Could be that it's worn out or you don't have the door adjusted high enough, also check the little pin / adjuster in the back of the outside door handle to make sure it's not adjusted too far in. They also make shims that push the striker plate out a bit. If it's adjusted correctly and no worn out parts, the door should not come open

 

I took my 56 f 600 around the block when I got home from picking it up and the driver door opened up when I went around a right hand corner . I needs door sills bad.

 

Having been in a old truck when the door pops open like that made me decide to get the altman bear claw latch update when I get that far. Especially where my truck will be at over 400hp I don't want any chance of a door coming open.

 

That latch works on f100s it should work on my 52 f6 and my 56 f 600?

 

I know that the latch system for the f100 and the f1s are different, but the doors and cabs on the big trucks should be the same as the small trucks.

 

what do you mean you don't have the door adjusted high enough ?? i do know about the pin on the back side of push button .. ill check to see if it has a tab bit slack,, i have tried to adjust the door several time ,, i got the drivers side great ,, i'll get back on it i guess
thanks

 

They're not the best design. I will never trust them and bear claws are going in soon.

 

I have been in the exact same situation with wife and everything. I am going the Altman track... Period!

 

Hey Robo,
We also experienced the fun of a door opening after going over big bumps and around corners. Our '50 door has two latches in it - your door has to sit perfectly in there to catch both latches. If you only catch one - the door flies open at the most scary of times.

Our's is due to the door not being perfect in the opening & the rubber door seal being a little too stiff/thick. I think we have it latching correctly right now - but I advise passengers to buckle up.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1

 

lol for this reason when I take the truck out on dates I tell'em to sit in the center by me

 

Thanks ben any pointer on adjusting the latch, ,i have removed the latch to see how it closes it looked good i thought , now when the door closed good ( i think ) i can see daylight in a gap about at the bottom of,the glass, ,
Thanks

 

Hey Robo,
We replaced the latch hardware that is on the post. We got it from Early Midwest ford but I'm sure there are other suppliers. It was pretty cheap & I really wanted that door to stay shut. There is a screw you can adjust that moves it in our out - just took some time fiddling around with it.

We wanted to drive ours while waiting for parts so we swapped the driver's side
post latch that worked over to the passenger side. It's an interesting design - I will probably break down & get better modern latches at some point.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1