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10-15-2016, 03:39 PM
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79 door crazy hard to open
I just finished the build on my 79 c10. I know the doors are going to be hard to shut with the new weather stripping. But it is crazy hard the open. I have my stricker adjusted all the way out. It closes good but just hard to open. I put a small piece of pvc pipe over the sticker as I have heard people do. Maybe that is a little too thick? Thoughts?
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10-15-2016, 04:32 PM
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Re: 79 door crazy hard to open
I was thinking they were using a different type of tubing..not pvc..I may be wrong...if the od is to big that may be your problem..
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10-15-2016, 09:57 PM
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Re: 79 door crazy hard to open
I ground it down real thin. Looking on line for strikers some do not have the bushing. Do the 79's have them. I bet it would close better without it
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10-16-2016, 09:36 AM
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Re: 79 door crazy hard to open
Actually no they don't close better without, and they rattle like crazy. GM called that bushing a silencer. Id pull the weather strips and readjust the door.
Jay
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10-16-2016, 12:06 PM
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Re: 79 door crazy hard to open
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10-16-2016, 09:55 PM
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Re: 79 door crazy hard to open
1/2 inch PEX tubing works perfect for the striker bushings and seems to hold up better than the gray bushings sold by the parts stores.
Mike
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