Re: [DML] Door Striker Pin

["Dave Sontos" <dsontos@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I went through the same questions when I was adjusting my doors. The nut
"should be" held in a little pocket behind the frame. Can you tell if the
striker pin is mounted against bare metal or is plastic under it. When I was
trying to adjust my rear pin I couldn't get the pin to pull back far enough.
It wasn't until I saw another later model car that I saw the plastic behind
the pin was sawed out revealing bare SS behind the pin washer. Using a 2"
hole saw I carefully sawed out the plastic and Wala, I could now adjust the
pin back enough so it hit the striker perfectly.

Dave Sontos
vin 02573
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bkp944" <bk_pollard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 3:16 PM
Subject: [DML] Door Striker Pin


> 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?






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