Ken Platt
10-02-2018, 12:04 PM
Folks -
I was trying to take a pair of heavy (70 lb each) french doors off so as to work around them, and the hinge pins were very difficult to get to move. I eventually, with some PB blaster and fiddling and hammering, got one set of hinge pins out. The other door, I got the bottom pin out, but the upper two (three hinges per door) just wouldn't come. A lot of work, and, probably, too much hammering, got out one of the really stuck pins, but it has a heavy score running down the bottom half of the pin. I tried reinserting one of the other, undamaged, pins into that hinge, but it won't go in more than about an inch. The uppermost hinge pin is stuck about 1/3 of the way out, and won't go back in either. THe picture below is that top hinge (turned sideways so I could get a better picture)
The door, at least up until now, has seems to work smoothly and close well, so I am baffled as to what could be going on with these hinges to make the pins so unremovable and how they and the hinge leaves have gotten so damaged.
So, I'm looking for help either fixing these hinges (is that possible?) or finding a replacement that could go right into the same mortise. THese hinges are Stanley brand, 4 inches long by 4 inches wide(open leaf), with a corner radius that as best I can tell is 5/8". (The only other radius I have seen in searching is 1/4", and these are certainly not that. It was tough to measure accurately, though). Stanley seems to have switched their hardware to "National Hardware" , and I'm having a very hard time finding hinges with this screw hole pattern, this size, and rated for heavy doors like these.
It's been a frustrating few hours trying to sort this out. Any assistance or suggestions, with either repair or finding a replacement would be greatly appreciated. Any leads on online hardware places that have a large hinge selection would also be appreciated. Regards,
Ken
I was trying to take a pair of heavy (70 lb each) french doors off so as to work around them, and the hinge pins were very difficult to get to move. I eventually, with some PB blaster and fiddling and hammering, got one set of hinge pins out. The other door, I got the bottom pin out, but the upper two (three hinges per door) just wouldn't come. A lot of work, and, probably, too much hammering, got out one of the really stuck pins, but it has a heavy score running down the bottom half of the pin. I tried reinserting one of the other, undamaged, pins into that hinge, but it won't go in more than about an inch. The uppermost hinge pin is stuck about 1/3 of the way out, and won't go back in either. THe picture below is that top hinge (turned sideways so I could get a better picture)
The door, at least up until now, has seems to work smoothly and close well, so I am baffled as to what could be going on with these hinges to make the pins so unremovable and how they and the hinge leaves have gotten so damaged.
So, I'm looking for help either fixing these hinges (is that possible?) or finding a replacement that could go right into the same mortise. THese hinges are Stanley brand, 4 inches long by 4 inches wide(open leaf), with a corner radius that as best I can tell is 5/8". (The only other radius I have seen in searching is 1/4", and these are certainly not that. It was tough to measure accurately, though). Stanley seems to have switched their hardware to "National Hardware" , and I'm having a very hard time finding hinges with this screw hole pattern, this size, and rated for heavy doors like these.
It's been a frustrating few hours trying to sort this out. Any assistance or suggestions, with either repair or finding a replacement would be greatly appreciated. Any leads on online hardware places that have a large hinge selection would also be appreciated. Regards,
Ken