Ball Tip Door Hinge Removal

The exposed tip of the pin was either in the shape of a sphere which was called a ball tip or had a fancy turned shaped called a finial tip.

Ball tip door hinge removal.

The hinges on. It seems simple to remove a door from the doorjamb you pull the pin and lift the door off its hinges. I can t use a nail to drive the pin up through the hinge because the bottom cap is too big to fit through the hing in. But the pin ain t budging.

First the door isn t stuck closed it won t close the bottom drags on the floor before it can get to a closed position. To remove a door hinge pin start by making sure you have a hammer a screwdriver and a nail punch or nail set. Nostalgic warehouse 728356 3 5 ball tip residential 5 8 radius corners door hinge oil rubbed bronze 4 7 out of 5 stars 38 grandeur hardware 808988 3 5 ball tip residential hinge with square corners 3 5 x 3 5 vintage brass. The hinge pin has a cap on both top and bottom the caps are attached.

Then use your hammer to push the nail punch up and under the pin until it dislodges. Next lodge a book under the door to keep it from toppling over while you unpin it. The challenge comes when homeowners have painted over the door hinge leaving layers of paint accumulating over the pin or when rust builds up around the steel pin locking it in place. Whether your door has a ball tip hinge pin or the more elaborate finial style most of them can be removed the same way.

None of that video helps me. The hinge is debossed with door mfr name trustile but i doubt they make their own hinges. Hinge pins are designed for quick removal and they usually slip out easily when you re working with newer doors and hardware. This is a ball bearing hinge with a bottom cap that has a hole in it.

Tips on easily removing the pins from door hinges. I would think all i do is bang on the bottom of the pin through the hole using some kind of pin popper allen wrench nail whatever.