Replaced Hinge Pin Now Screen Door Will Not Latch

Purchase a new door frame of the correct size.

Replaced hinge pin now screen door will not latch.

Then i aligned the hinges and stuck the pins back from top to bottom and now it closes. 2002 peterbilt 330 answered by a verified technician we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose.

Remove the door from the frame tear out old the old frame and nail the new frame. Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in. I also have gone to the junkyard auto. Place the screws back inside the holes on top of the hinges.

Lift up the door and set it onto the hinges. Reinstall the locking screws on the hinges. What i did now was attach the hinges lose from each other without the pin. The strike plate is recessesd the latch bolt does not align or the strike plate needs to be reset.

Driver door still pops open going down the road. To lower the latch do it at the bottom hinge. If you don t replace the locking screws dust or debris can get into the hinges and make them work less efficiently. Turn them clockwise with a screwdriver until the heads are flush with the hinges.

Replace the door frame if it is warped and the hinge adjustments don t make a difference. First i hung the door with the hinges in one piece. I can usually have the door back on and aligned in about 15 minutes. The long screw will grab the wall framing and draw in the whole doorjamb slightly.

Tighten the top hinge to make the latch hit higher on the strike plate or the bottom hinge to make it hit lower. Thanks for the replies folks love this subreddit. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. I replaced door hinge door latch and striker pin.

If a strike plate is recessed as often happens when the doorway is painted several times remove the screws pull it out and make cardboard shims to fit in the mortise. 1 tighten the screws on all of the hinges with. I also hang the door different this time. Now here is my trick get 2 longer bolts cut the heads off put one in the top door plate and one in the bottom door plate slide door onto the hinges use these cut off bolts to move and align the door hinge until you get it right.

On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. To raise the latch do this at the top hinge. Fortunately you do not have to buy a new latch for your screen door just adjust the seat or mortise of the latch plate to fix a faulty door latch.