How To Fix A Fire Door Hinge Pulled Out

Tap the hinge pin back into the door with a hammer at the top of the pin barrel.

How to fix a fire door hinge pulled out.

Bore out and plug each of the remaining stripped screw holes the same way. Ask a helper to hold up the door and align the pin barrel on both halves of the hinge. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. 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.

Tighten the screws with a phillips screwdriver. Use your drill and a small drill bit to drill new pilot holes for your screws. Step 4 tap new threads into the steel door with a tap that is the same size diameter as the screw threads. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. Hold the hinge in place and mark the hole locations. Wait about 10 minutes and try tapping again. If it still will not come out it may be easier to remove the screws from one leaf which will allow you to remove the door.

I just held the bit up to the screws to find one that was slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw shaft. Wait at least an hour. Finish by securing the hinge by driving screws into the dowel reinforced holes. Insert the screws through the hinge and into the threaded holes in the steel door.

If the hinge pin falls out. I am not sure what size bit i used i eyeballed it.