Door Closing Hinge Adjustment

If the self closing door to your garage isn t closing hard enough to latch properly or the door slams shut you can adjust the spring hinge tension with a hex wrench and pliers.

Door closing hinge adjustment.

Remove the locking pin. Find the hole that s furthest to the right in the adjustment slot. Insert a tension rod in the rightmost hole in the top hinge s adjustment slot. In order to tighten the hinge spring first close the door.

Start by removing the locking pin photo 1. Paint on a hinge or objects extending slightly past the cabinet frame also prevent the door from closing. This hole is normally located either at the top or the bottom of the hinge s housing. Make sure self closing is working at 20 45 and 90.

National hardware 4 1 4 in zinc t shaped door hinge. Fine tune closing speed based on preference. How to adjust a door by the hinges for better alignment it can be the case that a door springs open on its own when you try and close it. Look for other obvious signs of obstruction before resorting to adjusting the hinges.

This could be because the hinges are chopped in too deeply causing the edge of the door and the frame to bind against each other when shutting the door. Before you shave off part of the edge of the door to make the gap bigger try adjusting the door hinges to see if that fixes the problem. Some hinges such as european hinges have adjustment capabilities that a standard cabinet hinge does not have. Open the door 2.

Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2. Insert a nail set on a hole located beside the locking pin of the hinge adjustment spring. Use the small metal tension rod that came with your hinges when you purchased them. Soss 216 4 5 8 in satin chrome mortise concealed door hinge.

Remove the locking pin by rotating the adjustment in the direction of the jamb. Look on the side of the hinge near the top for a horizontal adjustment slot that has a line of holes inside. If the gap between the door and frame is almost nonexistent you may have trouble closing and opening your door without it getting stuck.