How To Fix Stripped Screws In Door Hinge

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

How to fix stripped screws in door hinge.

I will repair that in a separate instructable once the door hinge is out of the way carefully drill out the hole where the screw used to be. This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it. In these situations the best repair method is to drill out the screw hole with a 1 2 inch bit then fill the enlarged hole with a glued 1 2 inch hardwood plug or solid hardwood dowel. If the screw of the hinge is the part that is stripped you will need to get a stripped screw remover from a hardware store.

To relocate the hinge remove the screws from the hinge and slide it up or down a few inches. You can then drive the screw into the dowel to secure it. I have a very heavy 1930 s bathroom door that i have tried all the tricks to fix and it keeps pulling the screws out of the top hinge. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. On my cabinets the door actually fell off because a chunk of particle board fell off. Maybe the kids swung on a gate and pulled the hinge screws out or a cupboard door was swung too wide and the screws pulled right out. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

My last ditch effort is to try this fix with the dowels. This last time it even pulled out the screws from the bottom hinge at the frame. Then glue and cut the dowel so it s flush with the edge of the door or hinge. Due to the design of the doors a prefab door would stick out like a sore thumb.

How to fix a stripped screw hole. Then bore out the stripped holes. Step 3 remove the stripped screw. Thank you for the pictures.

To remove the loose wood screw drill out the stripped hole and glue in a dowel the same diameter as your drill bit. We ve all had the problem of a screw getting pulled right out of a hole and stripping out the wood that should be holding it. Take your screwdriver and remove the others screws that hold the hinge onto the door. How to tighten stripped hinge screws.