Striker, Adjusting: Notes
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Adjustment Gauge :3371
Conditions
- When adjusting the striker, the vehicle must be resting on its wheels on a level surface.
- The door must engage in the striker without great force.
The striker is correctly installed, when it is closed and:
- The gap dimensions are even
- The contours align
- The door is not positioned too far inward or outward.
-- Loosen the bolts -2-.
Tip
More force is needed to adjust the striker when the bolts are loose.
-- Push the striker -1- in the -direction of the arrow A- or in the -direction of the arrow B- and align.
-- Tighten the bolts -2-.
Conditions
- Tightening sequence must be maintained. Refer to Overview - Door .
-- Check the gap dimensions with Gauge - Gap Adjustment :3371 at the same time pay attention to the Center Gap Dimensions .
-- If the door is not correctly adjusted, loosen the striker and adjust the door. Refer to Door, Adjusting .