Metal Door Hinge Screws Stripped

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb.

Metal door hinge screws stripped.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Ships from and sold by zzem screw. Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. It features a standard size head and oversize threads.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. How to repair stripped screw holes for a door hinge. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door.

When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. Fringe screw is fritan technology s proprietary screw designed to fix loose door hinges caused by stripped screw holes. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. This allows the screw threads to embed in the enlarged stripped screw hole while the head sits flush in the hinge.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. One day monkey boy decided to swing with his full weight hangi. Screw hole repair kit door hinge stripped screw hole repair kit for hinges strike plate hand 42 99 5 37 1 item in stock.