help: striker latch tool?

[wazazzle]

what tool do you need to take off the worn rubber from the stricker latch. i'm assuming it's the star type allen wrench?

 

[Vipersix]

Is it just me or am I the only one who doesn't know what a striker latch is?

 

[jchandler11]

yes you do use the star l wrench...use it with a ratchet and it should come off in less than 30 seconds...good luck

Jeff
project 89 GT resurrection

 

[stangbear427]

Is it just me or am I the only one who doesn't know what a striker latch is?

The way your doors and hatch/trunk stay closed. The latch, and the striker it "latches" to. The striker is basically a fancy bolt with a plastic sleave which is prone to wear out, and you need the above mentioned star bit to unscrew it and replace it.

 

[The Shape]

I didn't have a bit that size, but my vice grips fit perfectly. Be advised though that works best if you neck is atleast slightly red as mine is.

 

[jerryD]

it uses around a t-45 or t-50. they have new strickers with new bushings on em in the help section of the parts store.

 

[wazazzle]

thanks everyone, they came right off!!!

 

[Vipersix]

Ahhh.... I knew that. I was all caught up with engine questions so I was trying to think of something in the internals that would be refered to as a striker latch! Heh...

I didn't have a bit that size, but my vice grips fit perfectly. Be advised though that works best if you neck is atleast slightly red as mine is.

As I like to always say, there is no mechanical problem to complex that can't be solved by brute force and sheer ignorance!