Butt Hinge Pin Removal From a Upvc Door

[@philandrews9216]

Straight forward and concisely described, I wish all KZbin videos were like this. Thanks for sharing that with us. Phil.

[@upvcspares4repairs]

The hinge shown is called / classed as a butt hinge this is because the hinge butts up to the edge of the door generally these type of hinges are found on the older / early upvc door systems and had little or no adjustment for moving the door left and right or up and down and was solely reliable on the installer fitting and setting the door up plumb and square The later hinges were called flag hinges because they looked like a flag shape. these hinges became popular because they overlapped the door and offered up to 5mm adjustment left to right and up and down

[@albionplace1556]

This has been SO helpful. Thank you for posting this.

[@AlanJEdmonds]

Thanks - it was helpful to know how they're fitted. Two of the four hinge pins on my door were sticking out at the top, and this enabled me to reposition them quickly. (I'm not sure why they moved - hopefully they'll stay put for a while now!)

[@tboyy1234]

You just saved me £140 for a locksmith...thanks!

[@shouwill]

Allan has been brilliant...

[@mikeperrett1539]

That's great.So how do you adjust the height on a uPVC door with hinges exactly like this, because mine has dropped just enough so that it does not latch properly?

[@AlbertH99]

A good easy to follow explanation.

[@igorandrejev5935]

you are STAR! Thank you for the help! Great video, great man!

[@davidclayton6184]

This video helped me out massively today. Thank you 👍

[@upvcspares4repairs]

From memory that particular hinge is a 3mm Allen key however dependent on make of hinge we have seen them from 2.5mm to 5mm grub screws heads. Hope this helps

[@harrydavies4158]

Legend, thank you very much for this explanation. Lifesaver

[@sadehampson5108]

Really useful video. Just take out pin out as the door wasn’t lining up with the locking points and could see the bottom door hinge not aligned was the likely cause. Tried putting the bolt back in but still seems a few mm off balance. Can nee bolts fix this problem or is it best just to buy a new hinge fitting?

[@samcass7621]

Ive had some serious battles trying to get the pin out of old doors, often rusted in and need to cut them off with an angle grinder !

[@makhan4908]

Hello Young man, I need to remove my front upvc door so I can slide my refrigerator out of the house and want to know if I could remove the hinges if the door face instead of taking out the pins.JZK

[@d.robertshaw]

Hi, do you stock the adjustment screws on this type of hinge? I just rounded one of mine trying to adjust it. Also, do you know why screws for lateral adjustment wouldn’t be budging?

[@davidMayne-s3z]

How do you do you do this if there are no gubscrews. Or adjusting screws

[@bobbyboko6317]

Had to get a door off in a hurry , a big Cheers 👍

[@upvcspares4repairs]

just follow the tips in the tutorial and you should have no issues

[@gabrielapirvu07]

Hi..i want to change a double side french door , I want to change the opening to a door on the left to open door on the right. Make sens ? Do you have any advice for me ?

[@rob8765]

I need to remove a door with this style hinge would that be the easy way to do it or is there a better one

[@chrisburt1957]

I'm trying to adjust left and right gap at the top but can't move the philips screws either way any help please

[@chrisevans1731]

Have you done a vid on the SFS Estetic hinge. My door has 3 of these hinges and I intend swapping them for heavy duty flag hinges but cant work out how to remove the old hinges....all the fixings are inaccessible. The reason I want to do this is because I have run out of adjustment to lift the door....at full upward adjustment the door still scrapes on the floor whilst there is 10mm of scope within the frame at the top. Cant fix the problem if I cant get the old hinges off and I cant afford a new door. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@mechanicallymindedmike9677]

Thanks.. needed this help!!

[@parkfield3244]

Brilliant video. Thank you!

[@GeoffsPhilsInfo]

Nice help video, but he doesn't mention specific size of the Allen Key he uses to remove the grub screw on hinge, if anyone knows, please put your reply here, I need to remove the door from the frame before fitting the whole door and frame as it is very very heavy.

[@xiMoshyx]

Absolute hero! Thank you

[@allanhinchliffe4518]

it does not really matter but generally put it in from the top

[@TerrySimmonds]

I'm finding it impossible to get the spindle out, I've removed the little grub screw but just can't get the spindle/pin out. Any suggestions?

[@adventuresofascotsman9090]

My bolt/pin was never installed properly, I have managed to pull it out with my fingers. Is there a correct method to put it back in properly?

[@anthonyharrison8379]

Thank you, very helpful.

[@stevethea5250]

what is butt-hinge compared to regaulr hinge?

[@redorzed]

Brilliant, thank you. Saved me time & effort.

[@marbels1973]

Thanks, save me a lot of hassle

[@stevensoutham1324]

Great, very helpful thanks :)

[@allanhinchliffe4518]

"Brill" thanks for feedback much appreciated

[@ginagina73774]

Thankyou soo much. 🎉

[@TheDexteriscool]

My grub screw has become trapped in the hinge. :(. So I’ve been attempting to drill the hole (with the trapped grub screw in it) in the hope that I remove the metal grub screw that way, and can then release the pin. But this is proving to be not working. There seemed to be plenty metal coming out, but the pin is simply not budging. Anyone any ideas. So frustrating, I need to get this door off the frame. :(

[@mikeeyuk]

ive got the same hinges on my doors. is it possible to adjust the height of the door with these hinges?

[@Tsamados]

Yes me too it's driving me insane.

[@mohammedsafraz9820]

Look on the bottom of the hinge, usually has a plastic cap. If you see an Allen key bolt in there, try tightening it to raise the door slightly. My door has 15-20mm adjustment.

[@mikeybee77]

Brilliant thanks

[@allanhinchliffe4518]

It could be that the hinge/s are worn and need replacing however it could be that the door needs toeing and heeling The correct way to address this issue is to Toe and Heel the opening sash and this means re-pack the glass around the glazing in the sash to lift it up. It is not difficult for a competent, DIY person but needs to be done in a correct manner and is too difficult to explain in writing, & therefore we have done a how to do video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWnOmqNjnLWojtk

[@passenger3]

Brilliant

[@Ppp-kk6hw]

Thank Q

[@upvcspares4repairs]

these hinges are not adjustable like modern flag hinges if your door has dropped you need to re-pack round the door to lift it called toe and heeling this video here will give an idea of what this incurs kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWnOmqNjnLWojtk&feature=emb_logo

[@upvcspares4repairs257]

you can't adjust the height with these old hinges you would need to toe and heel the door which means removing the glazing beads and re-packing the door

[@mohammedsafraz9820]

Depends on the hinge tbh. My door has an adjustable screw on the bottom, opposite side of the hinge pin. If you tighten you can raise the height by around 15-20mm max. But thank you for your excellent explanation in the video. Been scratching my head how to get the pin out, just wouldn't budge until I tried the Allen key under pin trick lol.

[@upvcspares4repairs257]

Sorry no these type of hinges are generally non adjustable, there are some makes that do offer a slight movement left to right but is only ever a couple of mm. If you need to lift the door I suggest taking a look at our toe & heeling video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWnOmqNjnLWojtk

[@upvcspares4repairs257]

Thank you

[@upvcspares4repairs257]

Hi no but if you watch the video here by SFS about 1minute 49 seconds in you will see the pins been inserted these need to be removed with an Allen key each end to lift them off kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKu0mHSVYqdjiNU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.sfs.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

[@zymeck]

thank you