door release levers
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door release levers
Which way are the door latch release levers for a '66 supposed to point? I have been looking at the gallery and I see them pointing every direction. The reason I am asking is that the splines are completely gone on my driver's door and I am going to do as another member suggested and drill the shaft and put a longer screw throught the shaft. Seems like that should work. Has to be better than the mini vise-grip on there, now. Just want to make sure I have the correct orientation before I drill it. The one on the passenger side is pointing straight down in the 6 o'clock direction. I have seen a few that way, but I have seen almost every position imaginable.
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What's comfortable to you? That's what matter's.
Seeing how your drilling the spline shaft I doubt that you entering this truck in a number judging show.
So with that said put your door handles as well as your window handles in a position that is comfortable to you.
Seeing how your drilling the spline shaft I doubt that you entering this truck in a number judging show.
So with that said put your door handles as well as your window handles in a position that is comfortable to you.
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I'm using the set screw hole and drilling a hole perpendicular to the shaft which will allow a longer set screw to go through the shaft in exactly the same direction that the original screw went. The modification will be completely hidden.
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Is it 5 o'clock as you are looking at the driver's door or passenger door?
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I agree with the 5 o'clock position as cs65 describes. That's how they were in a 64 F100 I owned in 1979 and that's how they are on 65 F100 I recently obatined. My friend had a 64 with them mounted upside down (imo) like the 1 o'clock position, and it was just wrong, to me.
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