Hello, working on a 75 valiant need help with door linkage

The door doesn’t unlock from the outside but unlocks from the inside. When I pull the linkage rod connecting to the outside door button down it unlocks. So the rod is not getting pulled down enough with the press if the button, is there a type of adjustment that changes how far it gets pulled down or will I have to bend the rod to move down farther?
Thanks

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