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MG TD TF 1500 - TF Door Striker Mnt plate

What size wood screws (2) mount the door striker mounting plate? Those a pretty big holes (top and bottom) that have been pre-drilled. Is anything screwed into the 3 holes on the left side of the plate?
thanks,
Tyler

C.T. Irwin

Tyler, those two larger holes are to allow the threaded screws to go into the wood without hitting anything. The capture nuts in the plate hold those screws. The wood screws are self explanatory. The holes on the left side, there were none in mine. PJ
Paul S Jennings

My TD has captive nuts in the wood frame where the two large extreme holes are. That allows you to move it where you want and then you lock it down with the wood screws which in your case need to be drilled once everything is aligned.
Christopher Couper

I meant the top and bottom holes, predrilled in the wood to mount the bracket. They are very large. I'll probbably fill them and redrill to take a smaller screw. Tyler
C.T. Irwin

Tyler, there should be captive nuts behind those large holes. Bud
Bud Krueger

See image from Hiram Kelley

Bud Krueger

I love this BBS.

I spent a half day yesterday trying to understand the door latching hardware on my TF ... right before this thread started. Woo Hoo - you confirmed everything that I learned. And yes, I have captive nuts behind the two large holes in the mounting plate - although the lower one is locked by rust or wrong screw size by previous owner and is a little loose. So the one good machine screw and two wood screws hold it in place.

Be careful about the length of the machine screws. I have a dimple in the body where one pushed against it. Shorter screw, or washers under the head can correct the problem.

The passenger door only latched to the first click since I have owned the car. A paint stir stick under the inside latch handle provided safety, but didn't make my wife very happy.

Yesterday, I found that the receiver was not aligned with the latch on the door and prevented the two from mating. I removed the stricker from the tub and loosened the movable receiver head. Closed the door. Inserted the stricker into the latch in the door. Then I could see how much to move the backing plate and the stricker to make them align with the latch on the door. All possible because of the large holes in the mounting plate that allowed it to shift into position. And the loosely held caged nuts in the mounting plate that allowed the stricker to move to fine tune the alignment. Wood screws through both plates held them in the new position. Tightened the receiver head. Not perfect, but it latches securely and is the best that I could do with all interior panels in place.

Are the two machine screws in the door latch also held by movable caged nuts? I couldn't see nor reposition the screws because of the door panel. A little shift in the door latch would probably improve the mating even more.

Lonnie
TF7211
LM Cook

This thread was discussed between 25/07/2014 and 26/07/2014

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