How to test inner door handle

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Nov 23, 2020 | 02:50 AM

jerryst

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How to test inner door handle

I can’t open the driver door from the inside. Is there a way to test if the whole door regulator needs to be replaced? Is there anything I should look out for? The inner door handle just spins.
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Nov 23, 2020 | 08:50 AM

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Year of truck ? If it spins all the way around it's most likely the splines are stripped on the handle or possibly the linkage is broken but unlikely it is the door lock mechanism .

Nov 23, 2020 | 12:20 PM

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As EBEAR said, sounds like a stripped spline. I would remove the handle and inspect the splines on the shaft and inside the handle. I have seen many a truck on the road with a pair of vice grips as a handle.

Nov 23, 2020 | 12:53 PM

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Sorry my truck is a 1955 ford f100. The inner door mechanism to open the door just spins. So if I take out the mechanism I should see if it’s stripped. I saw on mid fifty they sell the spline stud. I guess I won’t know until I take it apart.
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Nov 23, 2020 | 01:23 PM

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Dec 4, 2020 | 08:38 PM

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Ok I took out the inner lock regulator. I tried to see if I could see why it keeps spinning. It seems like there is a spring clip that keeps it from spinning. But mine is not the case. The post keeps spinning. Is there a way to test and or take out the post? Or do I just need a door lock regulator?
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