How To Take A Hinge Pin Out Of The Door

Wait for 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate the hinge.

How to take a hinge pin out of the door.

To help alleviate the gravity concerns you should start with the top pin then the bottom. If the door you re working with has a middle hinge leave that one for last. Push a hinge pin into whichever hinge lines up first then tap in the remaining pins. If it s a two hinge door you might have to support the door a bit while you have the one hinge off or with someone steadying the door remove the door by unscrewing the hinge.

With the weight of the door hanging on the top hinge work the other hinges together. The hinge pins are down tight and i don t know how i can get them out. Simply spray the lubricant into the gaps under the hinge cap the hinge bottom. The wrong way involves using an old nail or screwdriver with a hammer.

Close the door to take some of the weight off the hinge. The right way and the wrong way. Wrong way to remove a hinge pins. If so i would take the hinge off the door and jam.

If the hinge pin continues to resist easy removal a few squirts of household lubricant will likely help ease it out. That will allow you to work it over and drive the pin out while in a vise with no risk of damaging the door or jam. Also the last time i tried this i had difficulty holding the door up while i had only one hinge pin left to remove. When it comes to removing a door hinge pin there are 2 ways to go about it.

To put the door back on the hinges grab the door at the center and tip it slightly toward the top engaging the knuckles of the top hinge. Tap the bottom of the hinge pin with a hammer and screwdriver to pop up the pin.