How To Fix A Broken Fridge Door Hinge

If the door fell off you will also have to tighten up the metal part that is inside the plastic before repairing the plastic part.

How to fix a broken fridge door hinge.

Sometimes because of overload the refrigerator door becomes separate from the main fridge. It can also lead to frost buildup in the freezer. Join us in this episode where we fix a broken door hinge on our norcold rv re. The hardest part asides from balancing the door whilst you replace the broken door hinge or hinges is getting things to all line up again using the various screws to adjust the angle of the outer kitchen door.

It is easy to repair and reuse the old hinge as long as you save the pieces. In this video i am telling you how to repair the fridge door. Adjust only the top hinge to straighten an upper door. Then scuff the cup portion of the hinge with sandpaper where it will contact the adhesive.

Then align the door with the top of the refrigerator. You can follow the steps in this video to help you do this easy repair. Place the refrigerator door on the bottom hinge pin. To realign the door just pry off the hinge cap and loosen the hinge screws.

Start by removing the hinge from the door and preparing the damaged area photo 1. Apply petroleum jelly to the movable portions of the hinge to protect them from the glue. How to repair norcold refrigerator door hinge rv living about this episode. For the all in one types of fridge and freezer door hinge there is often very little difficulty in doing so.

Replace the hinge cover and secure with the. If the hinges are bent causing the door not to open and close properly you will have to replace the door hinges.