How To Fix A Fire Door Hinge Pulled Out

Tighten the screws with a phillips screwdriver.

How to fix a fire door hinge pulled out.

Spread carpenter s glue onto a 3 8 inch diameter x 1 inch long wood dowel and tap it into the hole until it s flush with the jamb. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. If the hinge pin falls out. Tap the hinge pin back into the door with a hammer at the top of the pin barrel.

Then reposition the hinge leaf and bore 1 8 inch diameter pilot holes. Insert the screws through the hinge and into the threaded holes in the steel door. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

Step 4 tap new threads into the steel door with a tap that is the same size diameter as the screw threads. Finish by securing the hinge by driving screws into the dowel reinforced holes. I just held the bit up to the screws to find one that was slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw shaft. Wait about 10 minutes and try tapping again.

Use your drill and a small drill bit to drill new pilot holes for your screws. Wait at least an hour. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. Ask a helper to hold up the door and align the pin barrel on both halves of the hinge.

I am not sure what size bit i used i eyeballed it. If a hinge pin is stuck and will not come out when you tap it with a screwdriver first try squirting with penetrating lubricant.