'84 Lift gate question
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'84 Lift gate question
Hi all,
I am in the middle of getting my BII restoration completed. I have recently looked into my lift gate only to discover no locking function to the handle. In fact no key lock any where in the gate at all. I need help here. How the heck did Ford lock these things? It's a 1984. Can I get a locking handle for this? All info is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Hawkeye
I am in the middle of getting my BII restoration completed. I have recently looked into my lift gate only to discover no locking function to the handle. In fact no key lock any where in the gate at all. I need help here. How the heck did Ford lock these things? It's a 1984. Can I get a locking handle for this? All info is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Hawkeye
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The 84 originally used a door handle into which you inserted the key into a slot in the
middle, and you rotated the handle to open/unlock the door. You may have a later
handle installed that has no key slot. If this is the case, you will have to find an original
handle and key at the auto recycler. The later hatches used a separate lock.
middle, and you rotated the handle to open/unlock the door. You may have a later
handle installed that has no key slot. If this is the case, you will have to find an original
handle and key at the auto recycler. The later hatches used a separate lock.
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Well I made it to the Bone yards and no '84 models there at this time.
I found a '88 that had the key laying inside the truck and the gate in good shape so I got the entire setup minus the power lock portion. I want to stay manual. So now I get it all home and the lock cylinder is not wanting to work with the key, but... after some TLC I have got it working.
Now I hope I can figure out how to install it all into my gate.
Thanks for all the input, and any tips for my install are greatly appreciated.
Hawkeye
I found a '88 that had the key laying inside the truck and the gate in good shape so I got the entire setup minus the power lock portion. I want to stay manual. So now I get it all home and the lock cylinder is not wanting to work with the key, but... after some TLC I have got it working.
Now I hope I can figure out how to install it all into my gate.
Thanks for all the input, and any tips for my install are greatly appreciated.
Hawkeye
