How To Remove Storm Door Hinge Pins
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How to remove storm door hinge pins. To make this job go smoothly first close and latch the door. Hinge pins are designed for quick removal and they usually slip out easily when you re working with newer doors and hardware. Find the broken hinge that you are going to be replacing. Don t try to drive the pins all the way out with the nail you might damage the trim with the hammer.
Then remove the hinge pins by tapping on the bottom of the hinge pin with a nail photo 1. Using the screwdriver tap the hinge pins to remove them. Next lodge a book under the door to keep it from toppling over while you unpin it. Unscrew the hinge that you want to replace from the wall and the storm door.
Then use your hammer to push the nail punch up and under the pin until it dislodges. These storm door pins and bushings are constructed from nylon. This will allow you to simply slide the door up and out of the existing hinge making installing the new one a lot easier. Watch my video to see how to find which series storm door yo.
The first thing to do is remove the door so use the end of your screw driver to tap the hinge pins out of the hinge. They come in a white finish and include springs. These pins and bushings are used in storm door hinges by several manufacturers. Install new storm door hinges.
Then simply slide the door up from the hinges to remove. After they pop up an inch or so try pulling them free with your fingers. In this video i show how to replace broken hinges z bar on an andersen 4000 series storm door. Tips on easily removing the pins from door hinges.