Repair Loose Door Hinge Screws

Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge.

Repair loose door hinge screws.

Remove the loose screw. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. Allow the glue to dry.

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. How to tighten stripped hinge screws. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.

You may need to purchase a tap set at a home improvement center if there is significant damage to the threads. Doors both hinges and locks kitchen and bathroom cabinets and just about anything else that is subject to movement or vibration. Break the toothpicks off at the surface and replace the screw. Coat a wooden golf tee with glue.

The best way to beef them up is to replace the standard 3 4 in. Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. Screws that go through the jambs and solidly anchor into the framing. You can repair a loose wood screw hole for a hinge by inserting a dowel to reinstall the screw or by relocating the hinge so it holds stronger.

Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. Dip four or five wooden toothpicks into woodworking glue and then stuff them into the hole. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door.

Dip the bare end of a wooden match in some carpenter s glue and tap it with a hammer as far into the screw hole as it will go. To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

A loose hinge usually means a loose screw sometimes a damaged hinge. When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. If the screws are all tight and the hinge is wobbly chances are you will have to replace the hinge a rare problem. Repair one screw hole at a time so that you don t have to remove the door.

If the door still moves even a tiny bit after you tighten its hinge screws you have to repair the enlarged screw holes. Remove the loose screws. If the holes are larger than about 1 4 inch pack them with wooden matchsticks dipped in glue. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in.

Remove one loose hinge screw. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads.