My strikers were failing.



I got one and swapped the innards to allow me to keep my original metal. Kept the shins in the same order, and marked the location.

Befor my door wasn’t aligned great, and took a decent slam, but it closed all the way right.

Now it doesn’t.





Used the play doh trick. The point on the door is centered. It will make the first latch and stay closed, but it will not conch tight. The seal doesn’t contact the door.

Essentially if you close it hard it will rebound to what is shown above and just stay in the first latch.

I’ve aligned and realigned. Any ideas??

Tightening at the furthest inward position (not where it was before) doesn’t even cinch it tightly to the body.

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