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My door, is incapable of closing. I took a picture of the culprit, can someone tell me how to remedy this, please?
 

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It is just in the closed position..... Do your handles work? Is the mech jammed? The mech grabs the striker bolt when the door closes. Make sure the door is unlocked and pull the inside or outside handle and it should pop open. If it is jammed, hit it with some PB or WD40, pull the handle and try to move the mech with a screwdriver.
 
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with the door handle pulled spread the arms pictured with your fingers
you probably have to adjust the striker either out or move it in. i had to do that mine when i switched to half doors. i would try that.. i just put a few washers between mine to move it out and it works fine.

Yeah, +1 on the spread the fingers. the "C" s in the clasps should be pointing towards the catch that is on the body. If they are sticky, cleaning with WD is a good idea and then coating them with some white lithium grease.
yep....when you open the door,the latch pin opens these fingers..the door thinks it is shut and latched..

Thanks for all the feedback,the striker is in the correct orientation, and I could not get the fingers to move. I am thinking it must be locked, I cannot believe I forgot to check. Something I will look into when the sun comes up.
 
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you probably have to adjust the striker either out or move it in. i had to do that mine when i switched to half doors. i would try that.. i just put a few washers between mine to move it out and it works fine.
 
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Yeah, +1 on the spread the fingers. the "C" s in the clasps should be pointing towards the catch that is on the body. If they are sticky, cleaning with WD is a good idea and then coating them with some white lithium grease.
 
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I thought I had the lock disabled,(meaning that the interior door handle had a lock switch, just non-functioning) but somehow I managed to know the assembly into the "locked" position. Definitely won't be stumping me anymore. On another note, the replacement exterior paddle handle I ordered for the door, doesn't work. I have it connected exactly as it should be, any thoughts on what is wrong?
 
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