Garage door retainer (1 Viewer)

[dally]

I'm having trouble with the garage door retainer on our Pilote. I'm referring to the receiver that secures the door against the body of the van to stop it slamming shut.

It pulled itself from the van leaving the two holes that fastened it and I've tried a couple of things to reattach it but they have all eventually failed and it's come free again. I was thinking of something like a spring toggle or collapsible rawl plug, although there doesn't appear to be much depth to the panel or depth of the cavity.

It can't be that hard to fix. Does anyone have experience of this repair? Many thanks.

 

[Lenny HB]

Fit a different door retainer that will cover the holes make sure you seal the holes first.

 

[rb62]

Large flange spreading rivets,

 

[Lenny HB]

Large flange spreading rivets,

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Peel rivets also work well.

 

[rb62]

Peel rivets also work well.

Every time I look I find them under a different name

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[Lenny HB]

Every time I look I find them under a different name

The ones you show are different to peel rivets.

 

[bigtwin]

Replace with these:

Nylon Retainers,

Or these:

Metal Retainers

Ian

 

[Scotch mist]

I moved the clip along a bit so I could drill new holes in the body ( it didn’t have to be 100% inline ) also put double sided tape between clip & body , been fine ever since

My probs was there from new , door just didn’t line up so clip was stressed

 

[Headrush]

I used M4 jack nuts with 20mm countersunk bolts. Works well if you tighten the jack nut completely before adding the door catch. I used a flat blade screwdriver as a lever to get the jack nut tight initially as you have to stop it turning to collapse the nut properly.

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[dally]

I used M4 jack nuts with 20mm countersunk bolts. Works well if you tighten the jack nut completely before adding the door catch. I used a flat blade screwdriver as a lever to get the jack nut tight initially as you have to stop it turning to collapse the nut properly.

Metric Zinc Plated Steel Countersunk Pozi Head Machine Screws M3, M4, M5 & M6 | eBay

Finish - Zinc Plated. Material - 4.9 Grade steel. TECHNICAL INFORMATION. 4mm 40mm 7.5mm 2.2mm 0.7. 4mm 25mm 7.5mm 2.2mm 0.7. 6mm 30mm 11mm 3mm 1. 6mm 50mm 11mm 3mm 1. 6mm 40mm 11mm 3mm 1.

www.ebay.co.uk

JACK NUTS THREADED INSERT SCREW ANCHORS M4 M5 M6 M8 - BLIND SPIDER NUT - RIV NUT | eBay

JACK NUTS THREADED INSERT SCREW ANCHORS M4 M5 M6. M4 X 0.7 Pitch. M5 X 0.8 & M6 X 1 Pitch. They can also be used in many other applications. Material - Zinc Plated Steel.

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Many thanks, this was just the thing I was hoping for.

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