Suburban Barn Door Lock assembly

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Hi. For the lock on the barn doors on my '87 Suburban, the key just spins back and forth. So I pulled off the trim, and found that the latch piece that flips the lock rods up and down has fallen off the cylinder shaft (if that makes sense). However, I can't see how it attaches to keep it in place. Is there a clip or screw or something? I can stick it back where it looks like it needs to go, but don't see a way to keep it in place.
I appreciate any info anyone can pass me. Thanks,
 

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It could be held on by a screw or was pressed on. The screw would be a easy fix. For the pressed on type you can use a 2-part epoxy.

Look your truck up on LMC's website. They most times show an exploded diagram.
 
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If the lock cylinder has the end on it that I'm remembering, the clip that retains the lever looks like this:

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I just googled "GM lock cylinder clip" and there's all sorts of places that popped up to buy them.
 

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I pulled the cylinder out so I could see it better and that does indeed look like it. I will run by the dealer and see if they have one in stock, otherwise I found them on Ebay with a week or so shipping. Would like to have it sooner but we'll see...thanks!
 

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I finally found the pic I was looking for . . .

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SNOOTS, thanks for the pic, but that's a different profile from mine.
So to update, I went by the local dealer, they had one of the odd shaped clips as in post #4, but they didn't fit. A very helpful parts guy and I spent about a half an hour looking, wiggling, trying, etc, and no dice with those clips. I did buy a parts kit for $3 just to have it on hand, but it ended up being a 7/16 E clip that fit and seems to hold
everything in place correctly
I guess we'll see how that holds up, but for now that seems to be working.
Next question, what kind of grease should go in there? It's a crusty mess, so I'm sure that wasn't helping with extra stress on things...
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Grease in the lock?
PB Blaster IN the lock, Marine Grade grease outside.
 

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