How To Fix Spring Loaded Door Hinge

Unscrew the locking screws from the top hinge.

How to fix spring loaded door hinge.

Insert the allen wrench into the hex hole at the end of the hinge. Using a hex wrench open the spring so you can see the tension pin. If the hex hole is on top sweep the handle of the wrench. Then remove the pin using pliers.

Set the screw aside in a place where you won t lose it. You can then remove the hex wrench and allow the spring to naturally unwind. Rotate the wrench until the next hole comes into view and install the pin. Tighten or loosen in small steps.

Insert the new hinge pin into the. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit. Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. Place the hex wrench into the socket at the top of the spring hinge and turn in either direction to release tension on the pin.

Remove the pin with a pliers. If it does insert a screwdriver and rotate it counterclockwise to loosen it. Depending on how the spring is. A spring loaded hinge should only be removed when the door is closed to avoid it slamming.

Test the door close rate. 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. Turn the allen wrench clockwise to compress the spring. Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.