Springy door hinge fail - advice needed
Springy door hinge fail - advice needed
Dear all,
I have made a big fail of trying to unscrew the spring-y hinge from my door. I managed to get 3 of the screws out, then the 4th was too tight to turn so I only succeed in ruining the screwhead to keep it stuck forever. In this state the door would no longer latch. I then compounded my fail by trying to put the other screws back in, but the spring was so strong I couldn't get the angle right and now, as you can see, the screws are only partially in with further damage to screwheads...
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by HelloPetey
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Springy door hinge fail - advice needed
Dear all,
I have made a big fail of trying to unscrew the spring-y hinge from my door. I managed to get 3 of the screws out, then the 4th was too tight to turn so I only succeed in ruining the screwhead to keep it stuck forever. In this state the door would no longer latch. I then compounded my fail by trying to put the other screws back in, but the spring was so strong I couldn't get the angle right and now, as you can see, the screws are only partially in with further damage to screwheads...
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by HelloPetey
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum