How To Take A Hinge Pin Out Of The Door

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.

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. The right way and the wrong way. The wrong way involves using an old nail or screwdriver with a hammer. Simply spray the lubricant into the gaps under the hinge cap the hinge bottom.

Wrong way to remove a hinge pins. The hinge pins are down tight and i don t know how i can get them out. If the hinge pin continues to resist easy removal a few squirts of household lubricant will likely help ease it out. You put the screwdriver or nail at the bottom of the hinge touching the bottom of the hinge pin and knock it out with a hammer.

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. Also the last time i tried this i had difficulty holding the door up while i had only one hinge pin left to remove. If the door you re working with has a middle hinge leave that one for last. Tap the bottom of the hinge pin with a hammer and screwdriver to pop up the pin.

Close the door to take some of the weight off the hinge. Wait for 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate the hinge. 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. Spray a silicone lubricating spray over the moving parts of the hinge as well as into the top part of the hinge around the pin.

Take them out and lightly tap them in until the pin is at least slightly intersecting with the hinge and door. When it comes to removing a door hinge pin there are 2 ways to go about it.