Rev. A.4, 12/01
Page- 8
First, following the template, four holes must be drilled into the door recess flat. The center
point of these holes should be centered within the recess and positioned opposite the center of
the magnet body so that the strike plate will be centered on the magnet body.
Accurate
centering is crucial.
To actually mount the strike plate, the drawing below shows you the proper way to orient and
affix the strike’s idle bracket and end brackets. Note that the ends of the idle bracket are
ribbed
and match the inner ribbed surface of each end bracket. You will have to alter the position
between these components from the factory set state (including flipping the end brackets). Set
this position approximately as is shown in the drawing below. From that rough position, you can
make final adjustments to the level of the strike by turning the two adjustment screws that attach
it to the idle bracket (see Section 2.4 for the adjustment details).
The actual
attachment
between the
strike assembly
and the door is
made via the
end brackets as
is shown in the
drawing to the
right. The end
brackets are
attached to the
door recess flat
via four supplied
flat head
machine screws
into the holes in
that you have previously drilled and tapped.
Be sure to apply the supplied threadlock
to all
mounting machine screw threads.
2.3.4 HOLLOW METAL (STEEL) DOOR MOUNTING
First, following the template,
a rectangular slot must be
cut into the door top. This
can be done with a router or
sabre saw. The slot should
be centered in the door and
positioned opposite the one
that has been cut for the
magnet body so that the
strike plate will be centered
on the magnet body.
Accurate centering is
crucial
. Also three holes
must be drilled on each end
of the cut-out following the template.
To actually mount the strike plate once you have prepared the cut-out, note that the factory set
configuration of the end brackets and idle plate sets the initial level of the strike plate as shown
in the drawing to the right (top of strike level with top of end brackets). From that rough position,
1 1/2"-2" (SAM)
1"-1 1/2" (SAM2)
CROSS
SECTION OF
DOOR
SHOWING
RECESS
10-32 x 3/8" (SAM)
8-32 x 1/2" (SAM2)
FLATHEAD SCREW
INTO TAPPED
HOLE
STRIKE
END BRACKET
IDLE BRACKET
APPLY THREADLOCK
TO SCREW THREADS
STRIKE
END BRACKET
IDLE BRACKET
APPLY
THREADLOCK
TO SCREW
THREADS
(METRIC) M5-.8 x 10 mm (SAM) or M4-.7 x 12 mm (SAM2) SCREWS
10-32 x 3/8" (SAM) or 8-32 x 1/2" (SAM2) FLATHEAD SCREWS
