Car Door Striker Adjustment

The problem of a door not latching is commonly caused by a misaligned strike plate so the first thing you have to do is to check the strike plate first for alignment.

Car door striker adjustment.

If the latch won t spring into the strike plate photo 1 observe whether it hits the plate at the top or bottom. Use this mark to judge whether the striker plate needs to be slightly raised or lowered to give the door a close fit. If the door striker plate is adjustable you will need to perform adjustments on the plate to ensure a tight seal between the door and the cab. The lock striker should enter the slot on the plate centrally without rubbing the sides.

To adjust the striker plate open the door and mark on the door pillar with a pencil the height at which the lock passes it. Beginning to make sure the door will latch properly. Jason scudellari of the enthusiast network walks us through the installation of a door striker on the super chevy magazine week to wicked 1967 chevelle. With long term use the door striker plate tends to get pushed back and forth and pushed into the door s or cab s surface.

This video shows how to adjust a car door so it closes flush with the rear door. If the door still doesn t catch grab a flashlight and study the way the door latch the flexing part operated by the door handle hits the strike plate. Replace the door striker plate and fix any cosmetic damage. Looks like a cumbersome way to adust a striker.

Wind noise fix if your car door does not close all the way or you hear wind noise you might just need to adjust your door. We unscrewed the strikers thru the latch years ago to get collision damaged doors open when they were jammed. The best advise in the link was to adjust the door without a striker then make the striker fit the door. First try tightening the screws in both the handle and the striker plate.

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