Looking for help in solving a problem where the lower door hinge pin on my entry door keeps creeping up and causing the deadbolt to become slightly misaligned making it more difficult to lock. Reading online, I keep coming across suggestions of tightening a screw that’s supposed to lock the pin in place but my hinges don’t seem to have that screw.
Anyone have any other ideas on how to fix this problem?
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Just to make sure I’m on the same page…the pin that connects the two hinge plates is coming out on its own?
You can try taking the pin out and lightly hammering the middle knuckle so it’s pinches the pin more. Alternatively, hammer a slight bend in the pin.
They also make pins that go through the hinges and screw on
A screw in hinge pin might do the trick. I have to look into that.
Do the hinges actually line up correctly? If one of them is crooked, on the door or jamb, that could probably cause the pin to work it’s way out.
Take some large grit sandpaper and give the pin a few twists to rough it up and create horizontal groves.
I’m not a carpenter, but as a mechanic, if the hinge pin is doing that AND the deadbolt has a problem, I would expect a third problem. Maybe the door frame isn’t square, or since it is the bottom hinge pin, maybe a threshold issue. The pin shouldn’t be migrating, and if it did, the deadbolt shouldn’t care. There should be three hinges on an entry door. Is the door warped?
