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Late31ugh? · 04-22-2022, 05:42 PM

Hi I have never had the drivers door sliding lock installed and now that I have installed it I must have done something wrong or something is missing or broken. When the slide is in the locked position I can still turn the outside handel and open the door. What is the slide supposed to contact in the latch assy to make this work and how is it supposed to work when working? It seems like this should be a very simple install so what am I missing?

GRutter · 04-22-2022, 08:05 PM

Sliding lock should push against the door latch as shown by the red arrow.

Bill G · 04-22-2022, 08:20 PM

Something may have gotten bent. Sliding to the left locks, and to the right unlocks.

old ugly · 04-22-2022, 08:53 PM

sometimes the finish bezel that surrounds the lock knob gets installed to far forward or back not letting the slide go far enough to engage the lock. moving the bezel a wee bit sometimes helps.

mgambuzza · 04-23-2022, 06:58 AM

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When I purchased mine the lock on the drivers did not function. Purchased a new assembly, and when tightened, the door handle was very tight to operate - almost unusable. I lined up the two assemblies and found the screw hole to mount to the door was a little bit off the original I was replacing. After I rounded the hole a bit to accomodate the offset, reassembled and worked perfectly.

04-22-2022, 05:42 PM	#1
Late31ugh? Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 23	Tudor driver door sliding lock install and correct function? Hi I have never had the drivers door sliding lock installed and now that I have installed it I must have done something wrong or something is missing or broken. When the slide is in the locked position I can still turn the outside handel and open the door. What is the slide supposed to contact in the latch assy to make this work and how is it supposed to work when working? It seems like this should be a very simple install so what am I missing?

04-22-2022, 08:20 PM	#3
Bill G Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 1,047	Re: Tudor driver door sliding lock install and correct function? Something may have gotten bent. Sliding to the left locks, and to the right unlocks.

04-22-2022, 08:53 PM	#4
old ugly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: alberta canada Posts: 585	Re: Tudor driver door sliding lock install and correct function? sometimes the finish bezel that surrounds the lock knob gets installed to far forward or back not letting the slide go far enough to engage the lock. moving the bezel a wee bit sometimes helps. __________________ old ugly my old father-in-law told me. "listen close when people tell you how to do stuff they may know something. then do it the way you want."

04-23-2022, 06:58 AM	#5
mgambuzza Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 173	Re: Tudor driver door sliding lock install and correct function? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) When I purchased mine the lock on the drivers did not function. Purchased a new assembly, and when tightened, the door handle was very tight to operate - almost unusable. I lined up the two assemblies and found the screw hole to mount to the door was a little bit off the original I was replacing. After I rounded the hole a bit to accomodate the offset, reassembled and worked perfectly.