Thomas, Robert wrote:
> You also asked about shims or plates. My recollection is that those
> were individually set at the factory to prevent the door from rattling
> when new. Some doors fit better than others, so don't require the
> shims.
Thanks, RT ... these aren't shims. The striker is formed ... and if
you look at where the bolts go through, there's a space between the
truck body and the striker, so that if you REALLY cranked the bolts
tight enough, you could bend the striker-plate. These pieces have
special ridges in them -- vertical on one side and horizontal on the
other -- that match groves in the back of the striker. They take up
the space between the striker-plate and truck body *and* perform a
locking-function on the position of the striker. The manual calls them
"spacers."
Alan
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