I replaced the drivers door striker yesterday with a Dorman ford striker, part number #38448
All seemed fine until the door seemed a little hard to close & I gave it a bit of a harder slam.
Well, then the door was stuck as if it was locked. Really took some finagiling to get it open again.
After looking at things closer I realized that the sleeve on the Dorman striker is slightly larger than the original.
Once the bushing is forced into the lock it jambs the whole thing up with pressure & the lock won't release. I cut about .040" off it & it now works perfectly. Just wanted to share incase someone else runs into this. I also pushed the original out of the back washer so I could retain the original look once installed. Working perfect now.
Seeing I am a newbie to the fox bodies, maybe this is a known issue but seemed it was worth sharing for anyone else who has the same problem. Easy fix if you have a way to cut them down a little.
My original measured .690" & the doorman is .740"
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