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  • John M.
    Expired
    • January 1, 1999
    • 1553

    60 door strikes

    Was putting my strikes back on tonight and noticed that the AIM shows a strike with a shim behind it and then the anti-skid plates. Mine used a strike mounted directly on the anti-skid plates on both sides with no shim plates. the car was painted 30 years ago and showed overspray on the strikes and the area under the strikes was the original color so my guess is that the strikes had never been off, but that does not reconcile with the AIM. Did all cars thru 62 use the shim plates or did this design change and was nor reflected in the AIM? I would be interested in hearing from anyone who might be able to shed some light on this mystery, especially those with 60's around the Jan to Feb time frame. Thanks John
  • Jim Mitchell

    #2
    Re: 60 door strikes

    John,

    I have a '60 too, and when I took it appart to paint it, there were no shims, just the striker mounted on the anti-skid plate. Mine didn't appear to have ever been removed prior to when I re-painted the car.

    Jim

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    • Kent D.
      Expired
      • February 1, 1992
      • 100

      #3
      Re: 60 door strikes

      I don't remember seeing any shims behind the door strikes on my '60 that was built in January. (258X).

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      • Loren L.
        Extremely Frequent Poster
        • April 30, 1976
        • 4104

        #4
        Re: 60 door strikes

        They're optional, if needed. An April 1, 1961 Chevrolet Parts Book in Group 10.571 lists 4670835/6 as "A.R" = As Required.

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        • Dale Pearman

          #5
          Loren is 100% Correct *NM*

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          • John H.
            Beyond Control Poster
            • December 1, 1997
            • 16513

            #6
            Re: 60 door strikes

            John -

            Shim usage varied literally from car to car, based on door-to-quarter surface fit and the resulting variation from the lock on the door inner panel rear face to the striker surface on the quarter panel pillar surface. This dimension varied a lot, was measured on every car, and shims were used "as required" to properly position the lock tongue fore-aft in the striker. Some cars needed shims, and some didn't.

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