Cabinet over head door hinges come loose

[rayeckles]

I had a cabinet hinge come loose from my cabinet door with the plastic plugs and screws next to the strut. I am planning on using epoxy have any of you tried this repair and what type of epoxy?.

[MC9]

I cut a slit from the bottom up in the plastic insert (so it can flare a little more) slather everything with Elmers and put it together wet. Don't you just love those "European" hinges?

[goducks10]

Had the same issues with our last TT. I put some Super Glue on the plastic insert, pushed it back in then re-screwed the hinge. After doing that they never loosened up again.

[D_E_Bishop]

MrRetired821 wrote:
Had same thing happen to a cabinet door strut. I got a wooden dowel that fit the hole where the plastic one was and cut it flush with opening. Used wood glue to secure the dowel in the hole. Screwed the screw into the wooden dowel and so far no problems.

This is a great idea and as was said earlier, times changes and new ideas come foreword. I am a sawdust maker(home woodworker) and I found that using my dull pencil sharpener to sharpen dowels like a pencil, but to a very dull point, the pointed end about 1/8" diameter, makes a really good plug for a stripped out screw. There are tapered reams available that are very close to the angle of a sharpened pencil.

I use a sharpener with dull cutters because of the whiskers created on the taper. They increase the area that glue adheres to and provides more glue deep in the hole.

I have been using this system for years and in most instances no hole needs to be drilled in your face frame or other work. Just reaming out the screw hole will work well.

I know it is another expense and lord knows our lifestyle requires buying many things but this is an everyday tool I use for other things as well.

[aruba5er]

i think every hole in every hinge let loose one time or another. I used toothpicks and gorilla glue. Let dry overnight and then put the screws back in. too soon and you will never remove them.The stiles on the cabinets are not wood but that dern glueboard (sawdust and glue)

[Duck]

I have the same hinges that use the plastic inserts in the hole. I have had to fix five of them. I took the door off and used gorilla glue per their instructions. I then used clamps to hold the hinge tight in place while it dried.
Don

[jjj]

I also use the round tooth picks trick. I repaired my loose awning brackets with the tooth picks. Still holding tight.

[fly-swatter]

I have also used the toothpick trick before with good results.

[AUwing2]

Round wood tooth picks cut to the depth of the hole and a little wood glue are in my general repair kit. They've all held

[nineoaks2004]

an old carpenter trick is to put a (you can whittle one down to size) wooden plug into the hole then the screw will catch. I usually put a dab of white carpenters glue on the plug and let it set for awhile before putting the screw back in, another idea is to use a longer screw...

[filrupmark]

If yours has the same hinges as mine you can tighten the screw to swell the plastic barrel after inserting it back into the overhead door. I did add gorilla glue to a couple also.

[westernrvparkow]

lakeside013104 wrote:
Nature of the beast with all the movement an RV gets. Above post is a good permanent fix. In lieu of this fix, epoxy will work. I applied Gorilla glue in hole and on plastic bushing once I completely had removed the hinge and hardware. Let dry over night before reattaching screws. No issues since repair and we have traveled about 8000 miles this winter.

Good luck.

Lakeside

Just be careful with Gorilla Glue because it expands. Put it in a hole and the wood might split. Some good wood glue mixed with sawdust is excellent for filling a hole and then insert the screws while the glue is still wet.

[lakeside013104]

Nature of the beast with all the movement an RV gets. Above post is a good permanent fix. In lieu of this fix, epoxy will work. I applied Gorilla glue in hole and on plastic bushing once I completely had removed the hinge and hardware. Let dry over night before reattaching screws. No issues since repair and we have traveled about 8000 miles this winter.

Good luck.

Lakeside

[MrRetired821]

Had same thing happen to a cabinet door strut. I got a wooden dowel that fit the hole where the plastic one was and cut it flush with opening. Used wood glue to secure the dowel in the hole. Screwed the screw into the wooden dowel and so far no problems.