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fsacht · 11-14-2018, 05:00 PM

My '49 Ford front door latches will unlatch allowing the doors to open, but a component in the latch fails to drop down to allow the door to close and relatch. By lifting the inside handle again that tab or pawl drops down permitting the door to close and once again latch --- sometimes. I'm guessing this is not uncommon to the '49's. Mercury latch and 1950 and '51 Ford latches are different. Anyone know a fix for this, or root cause?

11-14-2018, 05:00 PM	#1
fsacht Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 30	1949 Ford Door Latches in cold weather My '49 Ford front door latches will unlatch allowing the doors to open, but a component in the latch fails to drop down to allow the door to close and relatch. By lifting the inside handle again that tab or pawl drops down permitting the door to close and once again latch --- sometimes. I'm guessing this is not uncommon to the '49's. Mercury latch and 1950 and '51 Ford latches are different. Anyone know a fix for this, or root cause?