door handle removal help needed 48 coupe

[ironbuttjohn]

I got a 48 ford coupe, flathead, 5 speed. The driver outside door handle locked up on me. The inside works fine but the outside will not turn! So i'm trying to remove it. Do I have to remove the door molding to get it out? How is this thing held in place anyway. I know I put it in the door 20 plus years ago when I built the car but old age is killing me. How does the inside work but the outside won't?

Any help would be appreciated..

 

[51 MERC-CT]

In the area where the rubber weatherstrip is there should be a screw that goes in at about a 45 deg.angle. (remove screw )
It's probably not the handle but the latch mechanism.
Also move the inside handle fully forward and try to open from outside.
Then move fully back and try to open.