[Healeys] How Should the Door Striker Assembly Work?

Jean Caron vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com
Sat Sep 12 12:31:48 MDT 2020


Harold,
Yes there is a metal tube bonded to a rubber sleeve which is bonded to the mounting plate. And the latch is aligned to the door on the lock. Hopefully it was fitted before, as part of the restoration and that all you have to do is put it in place where it was fitted before.
However, if this was not the case, you first have to determine how many aluminum packing plates you will need for the striker assembly to be located where it should. These packing plates go between the door shut panel and the aluminum trim, once you have determined that, then you can  install your striking assembly.
Looking at the pieces you have in the attached photo, I enlarged it for clarity, I would say that the bottom one in the photo is suitable to use but the other two I certainly would not use again, they appear worn and damaged and likely will not give you many years of service.
As far as the washers to use behind the acorn nut, I use one flat washer and one star washer.

Jean

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From: Harold Manifold via Healeys<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: September 12, 2020 11:54 AM
To: 'healeys'<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] How Should the Door Striker Assembly Work?

In the box of parts I received with my car there were three door striker assemblies and it looks like there are enough decent parts to make two working door strikers. All three were assembled with different washers in a different arrangement. I have figured out the threads are 5/16" BSF as one of the strikers had a 5/16" UNF nut. It looks like there is the a metal tube bonded to a rubber sleeve which is also bonded to the mounting plate. I assume the idea is the threaded latch piece is held tight to the metal tube using some arrangement of washers and the acorn nut. The rubber sleeve would allow the latch to rotate a bit in each direction. The latch can be aligned to the the lock on the door and tightened.

Is this how it should operate? Any suggestions on the type of washers and how they should be arranged?

I have attached a picture of the parts less the 5/16" UNF nut which is the only item I am sure is wrong.

Thanks .... Harold




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