[Bears63]

Yeah, I took your advice and figured why not start this up. I have a lot to do and someone may find it interesting or helpful.

To answer your question, no, the plate the striker bolt screws into isn't held in place by anything else. You can just reach behind the mounting location and hold it though. If you look at the picture that has the old and new striker bolts, the plate the bolt screws into is partially shown on the right side of the picture.