How To Fix Spring Loaded Door Hinge

Fixing springed hinges 1.

How to fix spring loaded door hinge.

Insert the allen wrench into the hex hole at the end of the hinge. Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. Set the screw aside in a place where you won t lose it. Tighten or loosen in small steps.

Remove the pin with a pliers. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit. You can then remove the hex wrench and allow the spring to naturally unwind. If your hinge has a tension pin inserted into the side of the hinge you need to pull the pin from the hinge with needle nose.

Then remove the pin using pliers. Rotate the wrench until the next hole comes into view and install the pin. Check the top of the hinge to see if it has a screw which protects the spring from being tampered with. If the hex hole is on top sweep the handle of the wrench.

Depending on how the spring is. Unscrew the locking screws from the top hinge. How to tighten a loose hinge step 1. Turn the allen wrench clockwise to compress the spring.

Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. Using a hex wrench open the spring so you can see the tension pin. Insert the new hinge pin into the. If it does insert a screwdriver and rotate it counterclockwise to loosen it.