C6DuffMan

This is a dumb question, but what is the correct orientation for the key in the door locks? Teeth up or teeth down? Bubba's been in my 71 and door locks are installed teeth up. My 71 AIM shows the key with the teeth down. I think the PO reversed the locks in the doors.

DZRick

Pretty sure it should be teeth down.

ripforrey

Sorry to give you the other option but, I always thought it was up.

redman76

Mine is teeth down.

DZRick

I used this because I have a '68 (teeth down) and figured they might not be the same although you'd think they would be.

Easy Mike

Down for my two (68 and 80).



Man up, DZ...

7T1vette

I just changed out the lock cylinders on my doors...and I'll be darned if I can figure out how they would function if turned upside down??? The pawl lever only goes on the cylinder one way and it has to be in the proper orientation for the lock plate pawl to engage with it. If you put them in upside down, the pawl lever would be pointing to the moon instead of where it needed to be.??

BTW....teeth down!

C6DuffMan

I think Bubba reversed the locks from side to side. Left lock in right door and visa-versa. They didn't work very well and I had all kinds of unlocking problems. I currently have both doors gutted and rebuilding them. I'm going to re-install the locks with the teeth down. I bet they'll work much better.

DZRick

I've learned to say I believe or I think since I've been wrong before.

Peterbuilt

Ecklers picture shows teeth down!


On my car it's teeth up!

So which way is it?

Easy Mike

Politically correct. Plausible deniability.



PETE: My 74 AIM shows teeth down. They were teeth down on the 74 coupe I had.

Peterbuilt

Ignorance is bliss, if it wasn't for this post I would have died happy!

Doubt I'll ever take the door apart just for that.

7T1vette

OK, Pete.... But if you ever put down sod, remember... "Green side up!"