Tighten Door Hinge Pin

We ll walk you through the basics like how to tighten a loose hinge shim a hinge and fix a squeaky hinge.

Tighten door hinge pin.

The best way to adjust the hinges on your door depends on what kind of problem your door has. This video will show you how to adjust a self closing spring hinge door. Most hinge problems can be solved with nothing more than a screwdriver. If the self closing door to your garage isn t closing hard enough to latch properly or the door slams shut you can adjust the spring hinge tension with a hex wrench and pliers.

Start by removing the locking pin photo 1. Lucky for you it is easy to tighten loose hinges and make your doors work like new. Loose hinges can cause a door to stick bind or scrape the floor. Remove the locking pin.

Open the hinge side gap by spreading the hinges. Adjust the gap by bending the hinges. If you notice a slot that has holes and a small pin on the side of the hinge insert the tension rod that came with the hinges to tighten or loosen them. Take out one of the pins in the hinge.

First check that the hinge screws are tight. In this diy 60 second fix doug cornwell shows us how to tighten a door hinge which will stop a door from opening on its own. Open the door grasp it. Alure home improvements doug cornwell shows us how to stop a door from opening on its own.

If your door won t close tighten the screws on the hinges and replace the middle screw on the top hinge with a 3 inch 7 6 cm screw. In only a few minutes you ll be able to change the hinge tension so your door closes at the perfect speed. I ve seen shims used behind the hinge leaf to adjust the gap but bending the hinge takes less time. I have a door that was sticking rubbing on the top right side because the top hinge pin seems too narrow.

Self centering bits come in sizes to fit cabinet and full size door hinges. If you have locking pins then see description below for additional instructions. I tried this exactly the way shown and the hinge is now tight and the door no longer sticks. But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly.

Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes. Hammer zip tie or twist tie nail. Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2.