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So the last time I was out driving around trying to be Cool, I noticed an annoying rattle. I found the problem. The plastic collar on the striker was missing. So I cut a piece of fuel line, slit it down the side and tried it for size. The size is right, so I put a little glue on it. Now the door shuts and doesn,t rattle and bang.
eVEN BETTER THAN FUEL HOSE, IS THE 1/2" white "Sharkbite" plastic tubing. It is in the plumbing section of HD, Lowes etc. (It is for hot/cold domestic water) 10' runs about $4.00.
For my 84 F150 I bought the "Help" brand strikers and returned them because they made the door very difficult to open.
Every Advanced Auto in my neck of the woods carry pairs of these in the "Help" section. They are gray. Pretty easy to spot. I see them all the time since I know what they are / do. They are very common on other vehicles as well.
eVEN BETTER THAN FUEL HOSE, IS THE 1/2" white "Sharkbite" plastic tubing. It is in the plumbing section of HD, Lowes etc. (It is for hot/cold domestic water) 10' runs about $4.00.
For my 84 F150 I bought the "Help" brand strikers and returned them because they made the door very difficult to open.
I know it’s an old thread but I’m glad I found it. Doors were very hard to close. $0.25 worth of Pex and they close like new.
My doors had to be slammed hard or they wouldn't close completely. I removed the striker, unscrewed it from the bracket, old bushing fell right off.
I purchased 5' of 1/2" white sharkbite Pex from Ace Hardware, cut a piece the same length as the bushing. It was a tight fit, so I slid a deep 1/2 socket over the striker bolt and used a rubber mallet to seat it. Bolted it all back up and it worked liked new right away. Couldn't be happier. I actually went to the truck before I left to work and tried both doors again. Couldn't believe it was that simple and made such a huge difference.
Works good ive done this too. I used a piece of flex irrigation pipe for a swing joint to a head off main line. I also cut the slit down the side in a circular motion to assist it keeping it in place.
Works good ive done this too. I used a piece of flex irrigation pipe for a swing joint to a head off main line. I also cut the slit down the side in a circular motion to assist it keeping it in place.
I didn't have to cut a slit in it, I just used the mallet and socket to tap it over the threads. Once it passed the threads, it spinned freely. I was worried that cutting the slit would lead to it falling off or shifting when the door was closed.
