Timeline for How do I oil this door hinge?
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| Jul 10, 2023 at 23:27 | history | edited | JACK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2023 at 12:04 | comment | added | Tetsujin | The 'pin' in the top hinge will be screwed in from underneath. It's not easy to see from the photo, but it may not even be visible from the top, the 'lump' might even just be relief for the top of the screw-thread. There's going to be plenty of play in that structure anyway, as there has to be because of the adjustable nature of the bottom hinge. Either way, I still wouldn't recommend hitting alloy castings with a hammer, like you would a regular brass or steel hinge. | |
| Jul 10, 2023 at 11:58 | comment | added | JACK | @Tetsujin That's a pin in the top hinge, you can tell by the head on the bottom of it. I simply said to hit the top to see if it would move downward to get to moving parts. It was a seondary attempt to oil the hinge, my first was the same as your's. shouldn't be a DV | |
| Jul 10, 2023 at 9:03 | comment | added | Tetsujin | The bottom hinge you can't oil from the top, unless they have a specific oil point in the barrel. I can't tell whether this one does, but I think the small 'dot' you can see near the top is a punch point to prevent over-adjustment. Hammering them is not going to improve anything, they don't have a through-pin like a regular hinge. The top hinge is just a passenger & I doubt is doing much at all. Usually two or even three hinges are all like the bottom hinge, which makes adjustment more … 'fun'. | |
| Jul 9, 2023 at 13:19 | history | answered | JACK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |