Rembrant Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Rembrant, I have to wonder how the sleeve was put on at the factory? It would have to come apart similar. Not sure how they did it at the factory but the bolt is not removable on the Bullnoses...not without destroying the threads at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Not sure how they did it at the factory but the bolt is not removable on the Bullnoses...not without destroying the threads at least. So we need to go with the later striker that comes out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Just a little hint I use for hood hinges (which can be a REAL &$*@# to get located) Take an 1/8" drill and go through the hinge and through the sheet metal behind. You can then use the drill shank or a nail to positively locate the hinge plate while you tighten it down. Some might reel in horror at the thought, but if you've fought them enough times you might come around to the dark side. 😈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 The Bullnose trucks don't have that guard, although installing the later striker with the guard is a good upgrade. My old 86 cab did? They were definitely bullnose guards because the striker bolts stripped when they came out of the guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 So we need to go with the later striker that comes out? Gary, yes, the later strikers with the guards do come apart like the ones Bruno has pictured above. I'm not sure exactly when the change took place, but I'm guessing it was 1992. I have a few of them I grabbed at the Junkyard from some later (1992-1996) F trucks. They look exactly the same as the earlier ones, but they have a plastic washer on them, and the bolt can be threaded out with your fingers. I checked a couple Bricknose trucks at the junkyard (both 1987's) and they had the stikers with the steel guards, but the bolts could not be removed, same as the ones from the Bullnoses without the guards. I don't know when they changed, but I'd say 1992, although it might have been earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 So we need to go with the later striker that comes out? Gary, yes, the later strikers with the guards do come apart like the ones Bruno has pictured above. I'm not sure exactly when the change took place, but I'm guessing it was 1992. I have a few of them I grabbed at the Junkyard from some later (1992-1996) F trucks. They look exactly the same as the earlier ones, but they have a plastic washer on them, and the bolt can be threaded out with your fingers. I checked a couple Bricknose trucks at the junkyard (both 1987's) and they had the stikers with the steel guards, but the bolts could not be removed, same as the ones from the Bullnoses without the guards. I don't know when they changed, but I'd say 1992, although it might have been earlier. Cory, thank you for this little nugget! I've always thought that the striker bushing was more like cpvc than pex consistency, but had only thought of cutting it lengthwise and fusing it back together. Off to search for repop aeronose strikers now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Cory, thank you for this little nugget! I've always thought that the striker bushing was more like cpvc than pex consistency, but had only thought of cutting it lengthwise and fusing it back together. Off to search for repop aeronose strikers now.... Yeah, I believe you can buy replacement strikers in this style...with the removable bolt, and you can also buy the bushings...I believe from Dorman? They are hard hard plastic, like PVC. It might be this kit below, I'm not sure... https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-15607-38424.aspx?origin=keyword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Cory, thank you for this little nugget! Thank Bruno! I think guys have had pretty good success with the PEX replacements, and that was with cutting them to fit. The way Bruno has them installed, they'll last a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Cory, thank you for this little nugget! Thank Bruno! I think guys have had pretty good success with the PEX replacements, and that was with cutting them to fit. The way Bruno has them installed, they'll last a long long time. Our page @ Documentation/Interior/Doors/Door Locks shows an illustration that says the striker is #22008, which in the Text side of the catalog 22008 is a Plate (Door Latch Striker). And while the info below wasn't on our page there it is now. However, note that it says all of our trucks, from 1980 through 1989 took part # E9AZ 5422008-A, as did the E-Series vans. (None of the other vehicles in the list use that part so I didn't include them.) But that part was designed in 1989 given the "E9", and clearly anything earlier didn't come with it. So there must have been several iterations of the design. Probably one with an E0 part number, then one with an E6 part number that added the shield that Shaun's has. But, apparently everything got replaced by the E9 part number as it was thought to be a superior design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno2 Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Cory, thank you for this little nugget! I've always thought that the striker bushing was more like cpvc than pex consistency, but had only thought of cutting it lengthwise and fusing it back together. Off to search for repop aeronose strikers now.... Yeah, I believe you can buy replacement strikers in this style...with the removable bolt, and you can also buy the bushings...I believe from Dorman? They are hard hard plastic, like PVC. It might be this kit below, I'm not sure... https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-15607-38424.aspx?origin=keyword FYI, there are a lot of negative things said about the Dorman striker sleeves. They are apparently a few thousandths too big. It causes the doors not to open when installed or have to be shut extremely hard. People were grinding about .05" off of them to make them operate right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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