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the bolt itself IS loose, but it is normally retained in a bracket to keep from falling down into the body when the striker is removed. The bracket has probably 1/4"-1-2" clearance on any side of the bolt to allow the bolt itself to move. What I did was I broke that bracket, thus there was...

ok, cut it open and saw what i broke.... basically there's a sheet metal bracket that holds a T shaped nut that the striker threads into. I broke the bracket loose from the frame. Some beating and welding and it's back in business

ya, i think i'm in deep doo-doo....i went to change out my door striker... i got it about 3/4" out, then it felt like it broke loose, now it free spins and wiggles. Not sure how to fix this, and the TM doesn't provide any help

you were right.... the buck futters gave me pins and bushings for the S10 blazer.... got the door back on, now i gotta figure out how to fix the door striker i ****ed up

Ok, so you probably remember my thread from a few days ago about replacing the door hinge pins and bushings. Well I ended up just taking the door off by removing the bolts from the door side hinges while leaving the body side hinge piece in place. I made short work of the old pins and...