Lost door striker plate nut in panel

[Matthew Jeschke]

I removed my striker plates (catch for door to latch) so I could prep to paint door jams. Little did I know the nut is a separate part, not welded to body. It fell off and down into the panel above the rear tire. I tried a magnet tool but it cannot make the radius above the tire. Anybody had this happen before or have any ideas on how to get it out?

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[OR VietVet]

I would just reach in from the side where you removed that insulation and thru the holes with another nut. You can use a magnetic socket on the end of a long 3/8" flex head breaker bar and hold while you thread the attaching hardware in to the nut. Or am I missing something obvious? Whether it fell in there or not, you were going to have to reinstall somehow as you put back together.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

I want to fish out the one in the panel lest I fear I will have a forever wrattle

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[OR VietVet]

You could spray some expanding foam in there and when it drys it will hold it in place.

 

[wjburken]

I want to fish out the one in the panel lest I fear I will have a forever wrattle

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Get a magnet and tape it to a fish tape or fish rod and slide it down the cavity. Even a wire coat hanger would work.

 

[Rocket Man]

Does it rattle or does it not?

 

[drakon543]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Waterpro...MI4pWa9-3G5gIVAp-fCh1s_wVPEAQYByABEgLLyfD_BwE
probably cheap junk but it only needs to work long enough to get it out of there

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Get a magnet and tape it to a fish tape or fish rod and slide it down the cavity. Even a wire coat hanger would work.

You read my mind. I thought of that same thing after I posted this. Haven't had time to get it out but confident that will work. Thanks for the help everybody

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Does it rattle or does it not?

Couldn't say my truck is completely disassembled. Either way bit of a perfectionist. It'll always drive me nuts if I know it's in there lol

 

[wjburken]

Couldn't say my truck is completely disassembled. Either way bit of a perfectionist. It'll always drive me nuts if I know it's in there lol

So you suffer from CDO as well? I can’t say OCD because they aren’t in alphabetical order.

 

[Rocket Man]

Couldn't say my truck is completely disassembled. Either way bit of a perfectionist. It'll always drive me nuts if I know it's in there lol

Sure better hope you can get it out then or else cray cray...

 

[gooffeyguy]

So these backing plates aren't secured in a pocket or anything? I was wanting to loosen one of mine to make an adjustment but wasn't sure if I loosened it too much it would fall out of place.

 

[89Suburban]

No way to access it if the inside trim is removed????