Passenger door not opening using inside door handle on 74 Barracuda

[57Fury440]

On one of the E bodies we have the passenger door will not open from the inside. It is a 1974 Barracuda and it worked fine until a few days ago. I took off the door panel and the rod is connected to the door handle and seems to be connected to the latch as well. I shot some lubricant in there to make sure everything is loose. The handle on the outside works perfectly. Has anyone here dealt with this problem? I figure to remove the latch to see what's going on. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks.

[57Fury440]

Anybody?

[1970Cuda]

That does seem to be a bit of a puzzler. I looked at my passenger's side door latch, and one idea that comes to mind is checking the latch without closing the door. Meaning, with the door open, are you able to depress the latch manually and then, using the interior handle, "open" or trigger the mechanism? That will really tell you whether the handle doesn't work or if there's an issue with either the rod or something in the latch.

Also, you could take off the handle from the inside and try and use the rod to trigger/unlatch to door.

I don't know of anyone who sells aftermarket latches.

[57Fury440]

I will try that tomorrow and see if it works. I don't think there is an adjustment, so I may just remove the latch to see what's going on.

[1970Cuda]

You're correct (so far as I am aware), that there's no adjustment on the latch. And latches are hard to find too ... I've seen only a few at swap meets. The nice thing is they're not expensive and now I've taken to collecting all the door parts for my e-body. You never know when you'll need a spare. Post here what you find. Maybe someone else has an idea.