Chevrolet 10 Series 1968, Service Manual

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F ig . 35 - Rear Door Installation Panel and Suburban
REAR D O O RS-PA N EL AND SUBURBAN
(Refer to Figures 34, 35 and 39)
DOOR LOCK AND STRIKER (Refer to Fig. 36)
Adjustment of the door lock and striker plate should be
made after the door hinges have been assembled to the
doors, if removed, positioned in the door opening.
Replacement
See door lock and regulator assembly (remote control),
F ig . 3 6 - Striker Assembly on Body Lock P illa r
in this same section for the door lock. Remove and re­
place four bolts for replacing the striker plate at the
door lock pillar and adjust as required below.
Adjustment
1. Position striker assembly on body lock pillar so that
the rotor cover outer face on the door swings into the
striker assembly with .10 clearance to the lock rotor
cover. Use special burred shims as required (fig.
36).
NOTE:
Under usual conditions, shims are not
required.
2. Vertical slots are provided in the body lock pillar to
vertically position the striker so that the lock rotor
and rotor cover assembly swing smoothly into the
opening between the teeth and striker wedge block
(fig. 37).
F ig . 37 - Lock Rotor Cover Assembly and Striker Plate
NOTE:
The lock rotor cover assembly must
clear the striker plate as the lock enters the
striker.
3. As an aid to striker adjustment, outline the striker
in pencil or crayon for use as a base for adjustment.
Horizontal slots are provided in the striker plate to
position the striker assembly laterally so that the
door outer surface is flush with the pillar surface at
the door rear edge within 1/16" (fig. 38).
NOTE:
The striker inner edge must be paral­
lel to the striker mounting depression on the
pillar.
DOOR CHECK
The door check is part of the front door upper hinge on
all but Step Van, Chevy Van and Tilt Cab models. The
new front door check hinge combination allows a friction
load to hold the door in any position between full open and
closed. The front door check-hinge assembly is replaced
as a complete unit as follows:
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