Car Door Hinge Pin Stuck

When the doors on your car get older they often stop closing as well as they once did.

Car door hinge pin stuck.

As the door swings out from the car it puts pressure on the hinge pins which can cause the door to sag a little. Read all product manufacturer instructions. Taking a hammer and your nail punch gently ram the pin upwards. Wait about 10 minutes and try tapping again.

If you ve checked the striker plate and that seems fine you may need to replace your door hinge pins. When dealing with sharp objects such as a nail make sure you take precautions. This video will show you how to do just that. A door hinge usually gets damaged when it s been overused or not properly maintained.

If it still will not come out it may be easier to remove the screws from one leaf which will allow you to remove the door. Aside from annoying squeaks and noticeable sagging another sure fire way to indicate a faulty door hinge is obviously a stuck door. Though with some effort you can remove even the most stubborn hinge pin. Open and close the door a few times to further distribute the lubricant around the hinge.

How to fix a squeaky hinge. In so doing you may find that the pins that attach the door to the hinges are stuck and seemingly irremovable. Simply spray the lubricant into the gaps under the hinge cap the hinge bottom and each of the hinge gaps. Force the pin up from the door hinge.

Continue to tap it up gradually increasing the force until the pin is finally lodged upwards. Put the flat end of the nail against the pin and tap it up with the hammer. In this video my friend pete will show us how to remove hinge pins on a 1969 chevy chevelle. Spray a silicone lubricating spray over the moving parts of the hinge as well as into the top part of the hinge around the pin.

If you re car door is refusing to budge replace the door hinge immediately to avoid inconvenience. If a hinge pin is stuck and will not come out when you tap it with a screwdriver first try squirting with penetrating lubricant. Close the door to take some of the weight off the hinge. Wait for 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate the hinge.