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MG TD TF 1500 - Door Striker plate Question

Ref Moss 401-408
Abingdon 41-078

Are the ears on the plate supposed to be parallel to the shaft hole for the striker or slightly canted?

I have been struggling now for a couple of weeks to get the latch and the striker to line up. I have had to increase the depth of the passenger side mortise by about 3/16 to get things to fit but now I see that the striker plate seems to want to be higher in the rear than in the front.
Looking at the ears they are not parallel with the hole.

This is a very old plate and probably came off ebay.

I tried a picture but it does not show up.

Before I spend $100 for a new pair will that solve anything?

Jim B.
JA Benjamin

I've learned a lot through trial and error with door hardware. Not sure if this pertains to your question or now, but it seems to me, from experience, that you cannot mix stock with reproduction door latch hardware. They just done line up right. The only NEW part I was able to make fit in my OLD latch was a new striker wedge bought from AS.
Now I have a bunch of repro latch parts in my spares bin.

Tom
'54 TF
T Norby

Parallel. In the many doors I've adjusted, I have often had to file out the striker for the wedge to fit in to the second click. I always test fit the striker and the wedge on the bench before I attempt a fit in the vehicle. Get a good fit on the bench, closed to the second click, memorize how it looks, then reassemble on the vehicle and adjust until you acheive the correct fit.
David
D. Sander

Hi David. Can you describe the "second click" a little more please as I'm not sure I understand it? I have an original Silent Travel lock & striker & they fit perfectly together in my hand. Does the second click just mean that the tongue on the lock completely engages into the hole in the striker wedge? As there won't be any clicking sounds until both the lock & striker are fitted onto the car & the door closes completely, I'm curious as to what to listen for. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Second click. When the striker goes past the first slot on the wedge and goes in to the second slot, the hole. It is referred to as closing on the second click. In fact, there are no audible "clicks" the door makes one "ka-thunk" noise.
David
D. Sander

The sound you describe I have heard on a couple of well restored cars here. Thanks David. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

You will know when you are on the second click, there will be no more lateral movement in the lock. I have seen the hole become elongated so be conscious that will affect the result.
G Evans

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