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My doors don't latch properly and the first place I want to start is to replace the strikers with NOS. Assembly manual identifies these as part # LH:3698843 and RH:3698844. Looking on eBay or Google, that part number does not come up. I have found strikers for ‘52’s as part #’s 3753185, 3753186 which is riveted type. Mine are not riveted and from what I have read on this forum should be.

What belongs on my ‘52?

Did you see Handy Andy’s post in the Name this part forum?

I did, but it didn’t really address the strikers, only a link to Classic Parts in which I have learned not to trust and I want NOS.

First post in the thread has photos and a possible source if you PM him.

Thanks for the suggestion Martin and I may head in that direction, but I was really looking to confirm the part numbers first before I buy. I want to make sure I’m buying the right part for my ‘52.

It appears from your images that you have 1951 and older striker plates. NOS may be difficult to locate, but in any case your strikers must look like the ones below for a 1952 truck...

The older style striker would have a provision for rubber bumpers. And are formed a little differently, Use flat head screws. I don't see that in his pic.


I think your pic got him on the right path

Let's look at the two side by side. The red one is from a 1951 I sold around 1977. The man who bought it gave the locks and strikers back as he was adapting it to use more modern locks/strikers and I've kept them since then. There is no provision for rubber bumpers...and on the 1951 I had there wasn't. The bumpers were on the door jamb. Out of curiosity I tried these strikers on my 1952, and they don't work well at all. Why? A couple of reasons: the adjustment is different. Notably so. The entire plate is about 1/8" longer, is more narrow and as you can see, the adjustment holes are more narrow by 2~2.5mm. Also the holes are slightly lower on the 1951. All that combines into a striker that just doesn't adjust the same. And more important the distance between the striker bottom and the slider ledge is different. In the earlier one it is 1/16" closer and also the slope of the slider ledge is different. They just don't mate with the 1952 locks (latches if you prefer).

The op simply asked what was on a 52 and identified part numbers

In case anyone was wondering, here's what 47-51 door strikers look like (photo ripped from Jim Carter's site.) They use flathead screws to attach and have holes on the outer edge for rubber door bumpers.

I'm moving this thread to the Doors subforum - more on-topic there.

Please go down and look in the "name that part" section. The middle image in Handy Andy's post shows the exact striker plate I took off of the 1951 Chevy five window pickup I sold. I scratched around with some sandpaper and mine is also stamped L. The lock in Andy's post also matches the 1951 lock I have here.

I think all will agree it isn't the striker plate above. The mounting holes, everything is different. The 1951 striker in the truck I had attached with 4 bolts and had the same adjustment back plate as in the 1952. It just didn't allow for as much side to side adjustment as the 1952 and it was all different. Adjustment in the striker above isn't the same at all.

I have seen that striker plate (above) before, but it was from earlier years. Maybe there was a bastard striker made mid or late-year. And maybe this particular striker only was used in 1951. Take a look below and then go look at the "name that part" post. I promise you this came from an unmolested 1951 truck.

The above image by the way is of the back side of the striker so you can compare it with Andy's.

Going by pictures, I purchased two strikers from Bay as GM NOS. The part numbers don’t match what is in both the 54 Master Parts Catalog and the Factory Assembly Manual. I found nothing under the part numbers 3698843 or 3698844. All of the strikers that I found on Google searches or on eBay were 3753185 & 3753186 but they look exactly like the pictures Jon provided. I’m hoping the part numbers were superseded.

Sometimes you just gotta take a chance! Thanks all who participated!

Those will be ideal for the 1952, Phil.