>
> When you have the latch out in your hand, you will need to trigger the
> latching function.
> That would be the door closed position. Only then will the door lock pin
> work.

I tried it both ways.
>
> You didn't answer the part whether you tried locking it with the
> door CLOSED. If the latch
> is back in the door, slam the door shut and try locking it. It won't
> lock with the door open
> position unless someone else has tinkered with it or broke something inside.

Yes, the door was closed. In fact, I had done this switchover in my
garage the night before. I went out yesterday morning for an early
appointment, and tried to lock lock the car up. It was then that I
discovered that nothing I could do had any effect on the latch
mechanism. Upon removing the handle later in the day, I could see that
the keyed part works as it should. What doesn't work, apparently, is
the latch.

Jim
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>
> BenT