getting the doors on!!!!

[uclarge]

hey im also having problems with getting my doors to go on!!! i am not sure how i link them from the doors to those hinges!!! any suggestions, please

[SR]

ello mate ,r u saying the hinges r on the pillar and not on the door,if so put them on the door,then hang ,still not an easy job ,theyre blinkin heavy,steve

[chickenjohn]

Get a big piece of wood that fits under the lenght of the door, and support the weight of the door by a trolley jack under the wood. This will enable you to hold the door with one hand to position while you start the bolts with th other hand.

[bigginger]

Can take a lot of fiddling with washers behind the hinges to get the door to fit in the hole properly, which can take a long, long time.

[jonathon]

I know a friendly trader who produces proper door shims from 0.5mm thick to 3.5 mm in 0.5 increments. Saves loads of time mucking about with washers

[bigginger]

Aha - that's worth knowing! I've just spent an awfully long time fiddling with the washers that were behind the hinges of the door that came off...

[rayofleamington]

I know a friendly trader who produces proper door shims from 0.5mm thick to 3.5 mm in 0.5

I wish I knew one that did that - I guess I missed their advert in matters! ;-)

[jonathon]

Hey, whats this 'matter's' then, who are they, do they have a website!!!?

[Judge]

Why not join the club Jonathan and receive your own copy?

[uclarge]

what washers??? im having trouble bolting the hinges to the doors as there are no "screw" parts!

[rayofleamington]

Hey, whats this 'matter's' then, who are they, do they have a website!!!?

Yes - follow the link at the top of the screen ;-)

[bigginger]

what washers??? im having trouble bolting the hinges to the doors as there are no "screw" parts!

On the one I've just done, the hinges on the old door were packed out with thick 'washers' already, so I re-used them, which took ages 'cos (obviously) you need to keep removing the bolts to add/subtract them. If you need to get hold of new bolts, it might be worth investing in some JLH shims as well, but I don't know the correct way of working out what thickness you'll need. Speak to Jonathon!

[rayofleamington]

I don't know the correct way of working out what thickness you'll need

Firstly fit the door without shims them work it out from the gap to the b-post (with a bit of trig etc..)
Don't expect to get it right first time, especially if the A post is going soft but if you can get a helper, then the door can be removed and refitted a whole lot quicker.

[jonathon]

Ray,
Couldnt possibly join the club o'l chap. I'm still smarting from an episode a few years ago I'm afraid

[Alec]

Hello all,

what I usually do is to make up some studs so I can hang any shims (I just make my own, quite easy and far less hassle than washers) then slide the door onto them . Screw the bolts into the other holes then remove the studs. As I normally work single handed this is the best way I've found.

Alec

[NZJLY]

what washers??? im having trouble bolting the hinges to the doors as there are no "screw" parts!

Don't know if you got the answer to your question, but there are steel plates that sit in the door that you bolt into. They are often found hanging around at the bottom of the door The good thing about them is you can clean them up nicely so they bolt up easily.

[bigginger]

They're plates with threaded holes in them, which should be held loosely captive in there by a cage which often rusts through.

[NZJLY]

Cage? my ones escaped back into the wild

[bigginger]

lol - captive nuts, in effect, but held loosely so you can adjust door position.
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[simmitc]

A useful trick is to make a stud (ie get a bolt of the right size and cut the head off) and screw it into the A-post fixing. NOw, with the hinges fitted to the door, you can slide the hing over the stud and use this to take the weight whilst you fit the other bolts. Lastly remove the stud and insert the correct bolt. Now "all" you've got to do is to get it lined up.......