Brian - The striker pin threads into a captive nut, so you can remove the pin without fear. I have seen many cars with the same symptom as yours - the rear pin riding on the guides or hitting the plastic latch parts. In fact, a couple of people have actually cut off a bit of the pin to shorten it up a bit even after removing any extra washers. Hmmmm. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bkp944" <bk_pollard@xxxx> wrote: > Hello Group, > > I'm now working on getting my passenger's door to latch a bit > smoother. The rear striker pin is actually too long and the end is > hitting the door guide. There are two washers between the striker > pin and the mounting plate. If I can remove one of those washers, I > think I will be home free. > > The problem is I am afraid to completely unscrew the striker pin to > remove a washer. I don't know how the hidden nut behind the mounting > plate is secured. If I completely unscrew the striker pin and the > hidden nut falls down somewhere behind the plate - the 5-minute job > becomes a multi-hour job. > > Is it possible that door striker pin nut is held captive somehow and > cannot get lost if the striker pin is removed? > > Thanks, > Brian > VIN# 4494 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/