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Re: Door Keeps Getting Stuck Shut - Help?
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Originally Posted by KyleSeal
Do you suppose the striker may be 'bottoming out' on the latch, causing too much surface to surface contact?
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Yes...The latch in the door should clear the striker vertically and the latch opening (the star wheel) should center up on the contact edge of the striker yet still allowing clearance for the outer edge of the latch to clear the pillar. You may have the door adjusted to close to the pillar. The pillar is the metal the striker is bolted to...Hope this helps...In other words, as long as the door latch clears the pillar when shut, you should be able to adjust the striker to match the door latch. Up, Down, In, and out is done with just loosening the four bolts. For and Aft or Left and Right as your looking at the striker, is done with adding or subtracting shims...
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