On Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 1:16 PM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote:

> The door lock won't move unless the door is closed.  You would have to
> move the latch into latched position for it to work.  This keeps you from
> locking yourself out.  It is a feature not a defect.
>
> Ken
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 1:07 PM Rick Cooper <rick@webleaf.ca> wrote:
>
>> I've been putting sound deadening material in my '87 Westie for the past
>> few days.  I think I'm going to be very happy with the result -- certainly
>> the doors close with a very nice thud now.  I've done the floor, front
>> firewall (as far as I could reach without removing the dash), and the three
>> front doors.  Still debating whether I should do the rear door.
>>
>> However, I noticed during reassembly that my driver's door seems to be
>> unlockable -- I can't push the lock button down.  This doesn't have
>> anything to do with the door handle and the lock cylinder -- the key simply
>> disables the door handle from shifting the door lock mechanism on the latch
>> up and down.  My problem is that the door lock mechanism on the latch won't
>> move up and down.
>>
>> Why not?  Is this the way it is supposed to work?  I almost never lock my
>> van since I mostly use it for camping.  Am I running into some mechanism
>> that prevents the driver's door being locked while the key is still in the
>> ignition?  But there is no electrical wire to the door latch so I don't
>> know how that would be activated.
>>
>> Or has my door lock mechanism rusted so that it won't move?  I'm stumped
>> -- anyone else run into this?
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions, Rick
>>
>