1970 swinger door lock
So, this may help someone else. I fixed my door lock. The metal piece (with that red grommet) that stops the door handle was bent out.
The picture shows the red grommet that has the rod that goes up to the lock "this does pull out".
I had to remove lower screw from the window rail and loosen the top 1. The back of the interior door handle has a lock nut that I had to remove to get the rod out but when reinstalling put the lock nut on first then the rod will snap in. I lubricated everything and will let you know when it is back together. Thanks