Door Locks - Striker

GENERAL INFORMATION

Door lock striker

1. STRIKER BOLT

2. ADJUSTING SHIM

3. FLOATING PLATE WITH THREADED HOLE

The striker bolt with shims is screwed into the floating plate installed on the

rear door pillar opening. The floating plate allows adjustment of the striker bolt position

both vertically and laterally. Door locking in the

In the closed position, this occurs when the lock fork engages the striker bolt head with its slot.

Longitudinal adjustment of the striker bolt.

To determine whether longitudinal adjustment is necessary, perform the operations described below.

PROCEDURE.

1. Make sure that the door position relative to the body is adjusted correctly.

correctly.

2. Partially close the door so that the lock fork touches the striker bolt.

3. Press and release the door latch handle, closing and opening the door several times, each time only touching the striker bolt. This makes it easy to

check the relative position of the striker bolt and the door lock fork.

The plane of the lock fork must be perpendicular to the axis of the striker bolt and

located approximately in the middle of the bolt (no closer than 4 mm from the edges of the bolt).

4. If longitudinal adjustment of the striker bolt is required, screw it in or out the required distance using a wrench (hex

shank) 8 mm. When screwing the bolt in, first remove the

adjusting washers, and when screwing it out, add 2 mm thick washers in the

required quantity.

5. Install the striker bolt. Tighten the door lock striker bolt to a torque of 53 N·m.

Vertical and lateral adjustment of the striker bolt

Enlarging the striker bolt hole

1. ABRASIVE HEAD (ROUND FILE) 9.5 MM DIAMETER

2. ELECTRIC DRILL

Vertical or lateral adjustment of the striker bolt may be required for several reasons:

body deformation as a result of an accident, replacement of the door seal which may affect lock operation, complaints of increased wind noise or difficulty opening and closing the door, etc. To perform

vertical and lateral adjustment of the striker bolt, perform the

following.

PROCEDURE.

1. Check the door position adjustment.

2. Unscrew the striker bolt using an 8 mm wrench.

3. Using the end of the striker bolt, move the floating plate to the required position.

Screw the striker bolt into the hole of the plate.

4. If the plate must be moved a greater distance than the bolt hole in the rear door pillar allows, enlarge the hole in the required direction using an electric drill and abrasive head or round file.

bolt hole in the rear door pillar, use an electric drill with a sanding head or round file to enlarge the hole in the required direction.

5. Reinstall the striker bolt. Tighten the door lock striker bolt

to a torque of 53 N·m.