Wondering how this ever turned out?FatBuoy wrote: November 7th, 2021, 3:09 pm Fast forward to today. I put the door back on and it's out of alignment, as in it hits the striker plate and has to be forced shut.
BTW, though this is not a remedy for a totally crooked door, the striker is adjustable. Well, not the strike plate exactly, but.
All the Chinooks I've seen have what I think of as an automotive latch. By that I mean there is a second chance catch. Like a car door that doesn't just burst open in one fell swoop and deposit you on the pavement, but instead has a secondary catch.
You can see this by the "post" that sticks out into the doorway in the vicinity of the latch (the one that catches on your pants on the way out...). Car doors have this post too, for the same function but it's more tucked out of the way.
Anyway, that post can be adjusted on our Chinooks. Up/down, in/out. What you do is grab the hex that's on the end of it and loosen it a bit, then move it to where you want it, then tighten it. Easier written than done because of course it doesn't always stay right where you want it when it's loose (as you are adjusting).
You don't usually see this type of latch on trailers, because theoretically there is no-one inside to fall out while it's underway. I've also seen cheaper Class C's than ours that don't have this type of lock.
This may not even apply (or you may be completely done) but I was just reading through some older threads that I missed and figured I'd mention this - might help future searchers.
