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Hi!

Recently I noticed that one of the door strikers moves non-centric when you twist the tube (case?). I guess that there is some kind of bushing inside the striker who has become worn. Is anyone familiar with this kind of problem? Is there any easy and cheap fix or do I need to replace the striker? Any help appreciated.

Btw; The door opens and shuts freely right now. No immediate problems in other words.

The striker consists of a bolt and a bushing. The bushing slides over the bolt and inside the metal bushing is a rubber bushing. Maybe that rubber bushing is worn out?

Antoon

Thedeputy wrote:The striker consists of a bolt and a bushing. The bushing slides over the bolt and inside the metal bushing is a rubber bushing. Maybe that rubber bushing is worn out?

Antoon

Thanks! I wonder if this bushing is possible to buy somewhere?

I think it is supposed to move like that in order to adjust for the door lock. Pretty sure I remember mine being like that.

dave-r wrote:I think it is supposed to move like that in order to adjust for the door lock. Pretty sure I remember mine being like that.

Ok, thanks, I will take a closer look at it today and maybe disassemble it.

Now I have taken it apart and the rubber bushing was quite damaged. I doubt that it at the moment is possible to buy these bushings somewhere. It is tempting to simply replace the bushing with a piece of rubber hose. I think though that I will settle with the worn bushing until someone starts to repop them (or until someone gives me a tip about where to buy them).

Btw; the rubber bushing is ribbed as you can see by the pic. Probably they added grease on the ribs and they are there just to prevent the grease from vanishing or something (just a guess).

Christer, I was looking for some reference places for parts on your striker no luck. I did think though, wonder if B-Body or other MoPar's had a similar setup? This way the part may be easy to locate if we knew they cross referenced to more readily available parts. I have a set of strikers for trucks but they are one piece and the bushing became integrated with the shaft,(one piece). Just a thought

airfuelEddie wrote:Christer, I was looking for some reference places for parts on your striker no luck. I did think though, wonder if B-Body or other MoPar's had a similar setup? This way the part may be easy to locate if we knew they cross referenced to more readily available parts. I have a set of strikers for trucks but they are one piece and the bushing became integrated with the shaft,(one piece). Just a thought

Thanks! It is a good idea to check if b-body strikers are the same. I will see if I can dig up any facts.

Btw; I have found some striker bushings for sale (See pic´s). None of them fits Mopars though.

If I hear of anything I'll let you know.

Not at home now but I've got an interchange manual there. I'll try to remember to look it up in the manual.

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

Christer, I know where a pair of 70-74 N.O.S. Door Strikers can be had but it's pricey 65.00 a pair! www.chetsautoparts.com at least they are available.

airfuelEddie wrote:Christer, I know where a pair of 70-74 N.O.S. Door Strikers can be had but it's pricey 65.00 a pair! www.chetsautoparts.com at least they are available.

Thanks a lot for your help. I wish the price tag had been lower though... Good to know that they exists.

Still looking for used. I'll let you know!

Stuff the bush with silicon sealer and wait for it to go solid. Then put it back on the car. Job done.

At least that is what I would do.

airfuelEddie wrote:Still looking for used. I'll let you know!

You are very kind. There is no immediate need though. It is nice to know which options I got when I feel its time to do something about it.

dave-r wrote:Stuff the bush with silicon sealer and wait for it to go solid. Then put it back on the car. Job done.

At least that is what I would do.

A standard way of doing things according to Dave? What about the rest of your car? Any similar methods you like to share with us?

Why not? It might work. Any other suggestions?

A HORROR story: I guy I know who call himself a mechanic once did the same thing (see above) with a cracked head bolt, that is when he tightened the bolts one of them cracked. Guess what he did? Did he remove the head and swap all of the head bolts for new ones? No, he did a quick-and-very-DIRTY-fix! He glued the half of the head bolt back to the engine using silicone sealer or something I use to feel bad when I think of it. I wonder what has happened to the car?

Roland maybe knows where to find those... I believe he has worked a bit with those strikers, because i have been surprized of the "new car-"Click" he got on his doors! Amazing car he have restored! I never in my life could exspect that sound/feeling from doors, almost 40 year old! )

1970 Challenger doors never went "click" even when new. One of the major faults on all new challengers was the loud rattle when you slam the door even gently.
He must have done a lot more than adjust the door striker to get a good result.

dave-r wrote:1970 Challenger doors never went "click" even when new. One of the major faults on all new challengers was the loud rattle when you slam the door even gently.
He must have done a lot more than adjust the door striker to get a good result.

Then you guys should be impressed also if you heard.. it's more a "thock" then a "klick"

Jimiboy wrote:

dave-r wrote:1970 Challenger doors never went "click" even when new. One of the major faults on all new challengers was the loud rattle when you slam the door even gently.
He must have done a lot more than adjust the door striker to get a good result.

Then you guys should be impressed also if you heard.. it's more a "thock" then a "klick"

He must have filled up the doors with silencers, or? Can´t you ask him about this the next time you meet him? Please?

Btw; An uploaded mp3-file of that "thock"-sound would be nice. (Mostly a joke, but on the other hand, why not? )

Normally when you shut the door hard it goes "clatter!"

It should almost be a great thing to do! I must ask him if that is possible to do!



Yeah, "Clatter" would be the word!

I think you guys have something wrong with your Challengers, possibly a speech impediment. I've never heard those words come from mine. When I floor the accelerator it goes : Boowahh! When I close the door it goes Ka-Blunk. When I close the hood it goes Ka-Blank. Perfectly understandable dialect to me!

Yeah, you are right Eddie! But my hood doesn't sound like that...
One time this summer it had a different sound, that i never thought i would hear... When i placed my heavy foot at the accelerator, The engine, like you sad, sounded "Boowahh!" and then the hood went like: "Swooooschh!" flap-flap-flap-donk-Schreeeech" (The sound of a plastic hood that did'nt been locked and got a flight up in the blue!) I always, always and always am very accurate were i keep my hood pins as i have the hood off... But this time there were som sort off other circumstance that maked my brain flop! (This will hopefully never ever happen again!) Lucky nobody got hurt or was in the surrounding area! (This is really stupid to write in a public board, but i can take it like a example of warning!)

Man, you were lucky, it could have been much much worse my friend!

airfuelEddie wrote:Man, you were lucky, it could have been much much worse my friend!

Yepp, i dont even wanna think about what could have happened if there was some human or some other car or something behind... Lucky, i did a full throttle from the local u.s car part store and dropped it precisly then... I could have dropped it at the highway or something... Anyway, i was in kind of hurry getting new paint on it, since there was a car meet at that weekend i was planning going to... I stopped by a autopaint and the guy working nearby as a mechanic, told me he had dropped his hood also, on his fresh painted camaro, stood on the brakes and got the hood on top of the roof instead of behind the car as i did, so he damaged a bit more on his car... so.. it could had been worse for my car also... So stupid!
A Swedish pronunciation says that "if some sorth of s**t can f**k up, it will" ..soon or later, i guess! Even do i thought i could call my selfe careful!

airfuelEddie wrote:Christer, I know where a pair of 70-74 N.O.S. Door Strikers can be had but it's pricey 65.00 a pair! www.chetsautoparts.com at least they are available.

Guess what? I have found a seller who only wants $40/each for NOS strikers. It sounds like a reasonable price to me.

Is there anyone with sharp eyes who can spot the difference between the strikers below and above? Useless knowledge? Maybe. The ones below have the allen head end (opposed to the torx design), and was used on 67-69 a-bodies and 67-69 b-bodies!

As long as the thread length and diameter are the same and the striker bolt is the same externally dimension wise, why not use it? Can you get them cheaper than 65 and 80 repectively, for the N.O.S. ones? There appeared to be a design stamp on the 70 e-body one and the zinc/cad plating looks different.