Replace door hinge on metal frame
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06-21-06, 11:59 AM
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Replace door hinge on metal frame
Trying to replace a rusty door hinge:
Metal door frame and wood door. The hinge on door side is easy to remove but I couldn't remove another half part of hinge on metal side though no any screws discoved, no matter how hard I pulled. Any ideas how to remove it?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Metal door frame and wood door. The hinge on door side is easy to remove but I couldn't remove another half part of hinge on metal side though no any screws discoved, no matter how hard I pulled. Any ideas how to remove it?
Thanks a lot in advance.
#2
06-21-06, 04:36 PM
I didn't understand your post completely. Did you mean there are no screws on the frame side? Usually there are 4 screws, but you will have to take them off with an impact driver, usually, as they are on pretty tight. Yours may be welded. If so, I would opt to use something like naval jelly or other cleaners and clean up the existing hinge.
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06-21-06, 07:30 PM
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The hinge is plugged into the metal door frame, I can't see any screws but seems the hinge is fixed on frame very tightly, still have no idea how to remove it.
Thanks,
Thanks,
#4
06-21-06, 08:30 PM
Spot welded or riveted (blind staked - meaning the rivet is formed into the hinge leaf and staked from the rear of the jamb during production). Drill and or Grind the face area of the welds or rivets. Spot welds are easily distinguished from rivets by the burn mark discoloration and hardened metal from the heat. Otherwise remove the jamb.
This is also known as planned obsolescence or cheap junk.
This is also known as planned obsolescence or cheap junk.
#5
07-13-06, 02:16 PM
I have a similar problem. Trying to replace a door attached to a metal door frame. On the frame side, the hinge looks to be tucked into a slit in the door frame, rather than screwed/welded/riveted onto the frame. I'm actually trying to switch the door so that it opens outward rather than inward. Any advice for getting the door off, then re-attaching it to the other side of the metal frame? Thanks.
