Good opportunity here for someone who owns both a M&P and a SD to take the strikers out and compare.
I would call S&W -- and try to talk them into sending you a replacement guide, spring, and striker. I know S&W is not sharing part numbers much these days, and may be reluctant to send out parts, per se, but parts that are "consumable" or that can be expected to wear out -- anything with a spring, for example -- are fair game for the owner to replace. I have had great luck with S&W by simply sending in a broken part in a small envelope and saying "could you replace this." They send me the part at no cost.
I've always been told, and passed it on to others, that strikers (and their guides) should not be lubed, except very lightly. Excess lube allows powder residue and brass scrapings - found in that part of the pistol - to stick. The lube itself, as noted, can become thicken and gooey.
As for cerakoting (or any major modification) making the warranty invalid, yes and no. S&W presumably would still fix something not related to the major modification. Internal workings of the striker are not related to the surface coating... at worst, they might fix or replace the broken part and charge you for it. A striker/guide/spring is probably less than $15 in any case.
Good luck with getting your pistol back on line. It should all work out.
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Last edited by S&W Rover; 05-19-2017 at 01:07 PM.
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