worn door hinge

sdelasal · Post by **sdelasal** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:36 pm

Has anyone any experience of fixing worn door hinge? With front door almost closed, I can lift it up down a few mil - so i'm hoping that the wear is in the hinge pin rather than the hinge door/body itself. Steve

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:42 pm

If the hinge has "opened out" a bit maybe you can give it some adjustment with a suitable hammer?

sdelasal · Post by **sdelasal** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:01 pm

okay - found some useful info here ... http://www.bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... t=door+pin

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:16 pm

Roverman wrote:If the hinge has "opened out" a bit maybe you can give it some adjustment with a suitable hammer?

Not sure which bit you mean Tim?

Good advice on the linked thread, especially about using a nail or similar (I use an allen key) to support the door while you get the other pin out. The correct tools make the job a lot easier too!

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:56 am

I meant if the the door can be moved up and down would it not be the hinge itself thats worn instead of the pin?

Post by **Defender110** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:13 am

Roverman wrote:I meant if the the door can be moved up and down would it not be the hinge itself thats worn instead of the pin?

Stick to polishing Tim

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:17 am

Defender110 wrote:
Roverman wrote:I meant if the the door can be moved up and down would it not be the hinge itself thats worn instead of the pin?
Stick to polishing Tim

Behave

! Its a valid question, thes hinges are quite fragile at times as we know and can come away etc so im sure its possible after thousands of times being opened and closed it may have worn/bent the hinge away/out slightly?.

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:22 am

sdelasal wrote:Has anyone any experience of fixing worn door hinge? With front door almost closed, I can lift it up down a few mil - so I'm hoping that the wear is in the hinge pin rather than the hinge door/body itself. Steve

Hi Steve,
If the door can be lifted a couple of mm, it's sounds to me due to the weight of the door, over time/use has worn or even possibly had a badly fitted replacement door in the past (rather than actual wear in the roll-pin/hinge ) due to the roll-pin material being of a much higher/harder grade of steel.

The wear is usually in the bore of the male part of the hinge (Which is welded to the door) but on the odd occasion I've seen some slight wear on the roll-pin hinges too, this wear is normally due to poor servicing/maintenance where some garages/Diy's don't lift off the top position plastic roll-pin cap (If still fitted) and fill the middle of the roll pin with oil which then gradually bleeds out (Provided the bottom plastic cap is also still in place) to allow lubrication into the door hinge/components and prevent premature wear !

The other place/point of wear usually takes place is on the under sides of the male hinge part/feature of the hinge (On the door side) and the top face of the lower hinge pair (Which is the lower one of the female hinge pair) which are welded to the 'A' post (For the front door's) and 'B' post's (For the rear door's) .

The way I've compensated for the 'lift' on the door hinges is by removing the door and fitting some washer's in the positions in both hinge set's as described above (If possible try and use hardened washer's if you can source some), also check THIS thread out as it may be of help !

So guy's, get removing your plastic cap's and get lubricating to prevent premature hinge wear !

.

KevR · Post by **KevR** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:14 am

That's great advice - didn't know about the caps on the hinges so I'll be out there with the oil can later.

But all those unnecessary apostrophes are hurting my eyes!

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:17 am

You see, I wasnt talking rubbish!

Post by **Defender110** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:38 pm

Where did he mention tw--ing it with a suitable hammer!

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:58 pm

Defender110 wrote:Where did he mention tw--ing it with a suitable hammer!

Suitable adjustment I think you will find!

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