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Striker Bushing fix- Cheap

I used a piece of old petrified garden hose on my door striker bolt--it only lasted a few weeks,it succumbed to the frigid cold and was very brittle..(it was being discarded due to leaks and being too brittle)..

I put some friction tape on the next piece of hose I tried,its still holding up..mostly the door still closed fine,but it would rattle on the striker going over bumpy roads,cab is much quieter now..
 
It really helps so you don't have to slam the door so hard. Cost me $1.50 for some 1/2" Pex tubing.
 
You guys are some cheap bastards. You're going so far out of your way to buy 3 feet of pex and using one inch of it in order to not use a new striker for $8.49.
 
obijuank5 said:
You guys are some cheap bastards. You're going so far out of your way to buy 3 feet of pex and using one inch of it in order to not use a new striker for $8.49.
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Damn straight! Have to put dinner on the table for the family. :D More curious if it worked. Cheap red neck fix and same day.
 
I'm even cheaper. I just ripped off 6-8" of duct tape, took a 1/2" wide slice off of one side and wrapped it around the striker. It lasts at least about a year.
 
I did the same Pex tubing fix on all the doors on my crew cab. I would buy new strikers for it, but they are a b!tch to get at. To remove the old strikers most of the interior molding has to be removed, and then you only have an opening in the cab pillers barely big enough to slide your hand in to get at the strikers with a wrench.
 
I'm willing to bet bad door hinge bushings are responsible for these striker bushing failing,that and they get brittle after several years and shatter...
I'm surprised the striker bolts dont get worn out from the door hinge bushings letting the door sag and whack the striker every time the door is shut,and wiggle around while your driving...I've only seen a few striker bolts that were grooved or worn enough to justify replacing them--ones that get bent are the main reason they sell new ones probably..
 
My door hinges were tight. The bushing just got brittle and cracked off. Like I said, a few turns around the striker w/ some duct tape and it kept it latched tight for about a year.
 
Shit yeah! I better get some. My doors are horrible on my crew cab and prob need it on the blazer too.
 
Are you F in kidding me? what a difference it made, spent a whole dollar on the pex and wow. with all the money i have spent redoing the crew cab this little fix will probably be the thing i will enjoy the most, no more slamming the doors, they just slide shut
 
obijuank5 said:
You guys are some cheap bastards. You're going so far out of your way to buy 3 feet of pex and using one inch of it in order to not use a new striker for $8.49.
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I won't argue that I'm a cheap bastard.

But, I got my PEX tubing when I was already at the hardware store anyway. That same tubing has fixed four Suburbans, a crew cab, a K5, a regular cab pickup and whatever else I'm forgetting. And I've never had to remove the strikers and drop threaded plates down into the pillars. And they hold up too. I've never had to redo a single striker.
 
Well if we are going to talk cheap, why don't you just buy the proper bushing? GM still sells them. If you remove the striker anyway, why waste the money replacing it? I need to look through my parts, I thought I bought a 10 pack of these for a good deal at one point...

I'm sure the PEX can be done the same way. I don'd find aligning the strikers properly hard, as long as the door hinges are good. Which should be repaired anyway if there is any hint of movement in them. Maybe the rust belt folks are leery of the cage nut.
 
It's not cheap so much as lazy.

By the time I pull the plastic back, which would probably crack, I can split the PEX and be slamming doors working on the next project.
 
Yeah, you just slice the PEX and pop it on there. Easy peasy. It fits snug and stays put.
 
rampage said:
Even my California Bay Area raised ‘89 K5 had the cage nut spin freely 20 yrs ago.
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Had the same thing happen on mine. Previous owner for some reason had replaced the striker bolt and put red Loctite on the threads. The cage bolt broke free and started spinning when I tried to take it off to replace the bushing. Ended up sawing off the bolt and rewelding the captured nut so I could get the rest of the bolt out and replace it.
 
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