Installinggarage Door Hinges

Leave the nut on the end of the unscrewed bolt to protect it while tapping it out.

Installinggarage door hinges.

Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. Find new rollers and hinges here. To install the new garage door hinges tap the hinge bolts through the bolt holes preferably from the outside. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary.

Place the second panel on top of the first one. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. Can save you money by not having a service technician coming out.

Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Then you can take a hammer and tap the hinge bolt releasing the hinge. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Once you re happy with the placement use a pencil to mark where the holes are to attach the hinge.

Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. It should be placed several inches in from the edge. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge.

Locate the flat horizontal surface of your garage door panel. With a friend pick up the new door panel. Just a small instructional video on how to replace your garage door hinges. Leaving 1 side bare makes fitting and installing the track easier so do this for every panel.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame for your hinges. One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame. Align a hinge in 1 of the corners and in the center of the panel then screw them in place. Place hinge at the center of that area aligned with the right side of the garage.

Place your hinges in the correct location.