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ttharrisons
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Jun 01, 2019

Storage cabinet hinges

Hello,

We are wrapping up phase 1 of our living area remodel. We remove the fold-down doors over the couch and dining table compartments; removing the top hinges, handles, and the hydraulic type hinge on the side that keeps the door in the open position.

A head-scratcher for me occurred when trying to reinstall the hinges. Once I screwed in the 2 top screws and the one bottom screw that goes through the cylinder piece, door would not close. The thin rod that slides into the cylinder only went a little way then stopped. When I tried a little force, it popped the top right hinge screws. I have 5 of these to install, and have no idea what to do other than looking for another type of hinge.

Any input is appreciated.
  • ttharrisons wrote:
    Hello,

    We are wrapping up phase 1 of our living area remodel. We remove the fold-down doors over the couch and dining table compartments; removing the top hinges, handles, and the hydraulic type hinge on the side that keeps the door in the open position.

    A head-scratcher for me occurred when trying to reinstall the hinges. Once I screwed in the 2 top screws and the one bottom screw that goes through the cylinder piece, door would not close. The thin rod that slides into the cylinder only went a little way then stopped. When I tried a little force, it popped the top right hinge screws. I have 5 of these to install, and have no idea what to do other than looking for another type of hinge.

    Any input is appreciated.


    I had a similar problem on a brand new trailer.
    I took all that garbage off and replaced it with side opening self closing hinges from Lowes. Problem solved !

    Guy