Door holder rubber grommet online source/ part number?

[John E Davies]

This was posted in the past, I can't find it. 

Grommet is 3/8" outer hole, 1/4" inner hole, and about 1/16" thick.

Steel holder piece is 5/8" diameter.

I can buy a big set like this, but that seems like a waste for one grommet...

There is a great specialty vendor for o-rings called The O-ring Store, but they don't have a sister company for grommets.. ;( Thanks.

John Davies

Spokane WA

[topgun2]

The last set (individual grommets) I purchased was found at Lowe's and the set before that was at Ace.

Good luck!

Bill

[Galway Girl]

Ace,Lowes, Home Depot packages.

I’ll look online in a bit.

 

 

[Galway Girl]

UPDATED:

The 5/16" ID grommet from ACE and Zoro fit our door holders.  

Available at ACE HW and from Zero online.

It has the center hole for the latch at 5/16".
The holder on our door has a groove opening (also called the drilled size DIA) of 7/16".

Also for specifying grommets I found this on a Grommet MFG site...shows how they specify grommet dimensions.

https://rubber-grommet.com/grommet-size-chart/

 

Metal Part On Body     Inside Diameter      Groove Diameter    Outside Diameter   Groove Width          Overall Thickness
Oliver Measured          6mm or .235"         8.7mm or .343"        16mm or .631"       1.7mm or .066"       TBD as needed

 

 

 

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Galway Girl
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[topgun2]

Galway Girl's advice on measuring is VERY sound - over the years Oliver has used different hardware for the door catches (I'm assuming that this is what JD wants these grommets for).

Bill

[Golfnut]

JD  I have a 2022 LEI. Under warranty one of the grommets went bad , Oliver sent me a couple…. I was at my favorite Ace hardware and looking at the Hillman Drawers and saw those grommets, I didn’t get any , but I think one would fit..  Hillman Headquarters is 10 mins from me..  Try your local hardware store…

[topgun2]

Golfnut - 

Certainly your advice is sound.  However, note my post above and I'm reasonably sure that the grommets your Ollie takes are a different size versus the ones that JD's Ollie takes.

Bill

[John E Davies]

I bought the big super sized Amazon package, now I have 39 extra spares, plus lots of different sizes.

InstallGear 180pc Assorted Rubber Grommet Kit - 8 Sizes (1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 7/16", 1/2", 5/8", 7/8", 1") | Car Grommet Kit Assortment Rubber Wire Grommets for Wiring Automotive | Rubber Grommet Kits

It's hard to beat $9 for 180 grommets.... delivered 😉 These seem like good quality.

John Davies
Spokane WA

 

[Galway Girl]

Found this particular 5/16" ID grommet fit perfectly in my bracket.
It's designed for a 7/16" holder hole. (Groove)

You can buy this at most ACE HW and also from Zoro online.

The grommet hole of 5/16" is big enough to securely hold the latch but not so hard to push the latch into the hole.
When I tried the earlier listed 1/4" ID grommet it was simply too tight.  The latch would try to push the grommet out when inserting.

Again...your holder may be different.

Anyone want 99 , 1/4" grommets ...let me know.

 Craig - Hull 505 

 

[mossemi]

I also end up buying more than I need on Amazon, especially the small stuff.  I need to start posting my extras on eBay.

Mossey

[MAX Burner]

30 minutes ago, mossemi said:

I also end up buying more than I need on Amazon

Me too, oh well...   The extras will come in handy for a future use, I'm sure!

[mossemi]

7 minutes ago, MAX Burner said:

The extras will come in handy for a future use, I'm sure!

Yep!  At my estate sale and my wife will be cussing about “all my crap”.

Mossey

[topgun2]

1 hour ago, mossemi said:

my wife will be cussing about “all my crap”.

"will be"

You mean she doesn't cuss about it already?😇

[mossemi]

10 hours ago, topgun2 said:

 

You mean she doesn't cuss about it already?😇

No comment!

Mossey

[SeaDawg]

11 hours ago, topgun2 said:

"will be"

You mean she doesn't cuss about it already?😇

Is what it is.

We occasionally discuss a lot of "stuff" stored that we "should" delete to make life easier for our daughter when we're no longer around.

For the most part, she's going to be busy.....

not quite ready to part (yet) with all tools/spare parts/ junk/ decorations, etc, etc, etc

[Ollie-Haus]

26 minutes ago, SeaDawg said:

Is what it is.

We occasionally discuss a lot of "stuff" stored that we "should" delete to make life easier for our daughter when we're no longer around.

For the most part, she's going to be busy.....

not quite ready to part (yet) with all tools/spare parts/ junk/ decorations, etc, etc, etc

We've had a number of garage sales over the years in the interest of getting rid of extra "stuff" we really don't need. I'd say we average $400-$500 intake for what amounts to clutter to us. Still seems like there's a lot of extra stuff around here. 

[SeaDawg]

22 minutes ago, Ollie-Haus said:

We've had a number of garage sales ... ...Still seems like there's a lot of extra stuff around here. 

Guess that's true,  for most of. 

Best of luck !

[mossemi]

9 hours ago, Ollie-Haus said:

We've had a number of garage sales over the years

We just donate it!  I don’t like strangers looking at the “good stuff” that I’m not ready to part with.  It does amaze me the stuff people will pick up at the end of the driveway.😁

Mossey

[MAX Burner]

10 hours ago, Ollie-Haus said:

Still seems like there's a lot of extra stuff around here. 

We do the same thing occasionally - we call it doing "The Big Purge".  It's very satisfying on many levels, IMHO!  Ha!😜