Removing Stripped Door Hinge

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Removing stripped door hinge.

Good to know prevent stripped heads and breakage on screws 2 1 2 inch or longer rub the threads with a candle beeswax works best to help reduce friction as they re driven. Turn the extractor slowly to back the screw out of the wood enough to grip it with the locking pliers and finish removing. I am not sure what size bit i used i eyeballed it. Strip out the old screws from the door hinge.

Normally they come as drill bits but there are screw remover kits out there. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Hi in this short video i m showing how to remove old flat slotted screw from door fixtures. If the tactics listed above fail a screw extractor may be the only solution.

Doing this not only cleans up the existing. You can use a socket wrench to remove a stripped screw as it does not require the damaged section to produce friction. I just held the bit up to the screws to find one that was slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw shaft. If you re using a wooden dowel if must.

Before you damage the screw completely try this method and i guar. Step 3 remove the stripped screw if the screw of the hinge is the part that is stripped you will need to get a stripped screw remover from a hardware store. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Step 3 using a screw extractor.

This will wedge into the head of the screw and pull it out more than a screwdriver would. Next you ll take your power drill and create new holes. Use your drill and a small drill bit to drill new pilot holes for your screws. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.