Stanley Self Closing Gate Hinge Adjustment

The hex screw is concealed by a locking screw at the end of the barrel.

Stanley self closing gate hinge adjustment.

Spring hinges are self closing hinges. A spring hinge has a hex screw in the barrel that controls the adjustment. A spring mechanism in the barrel allows the hinges to automatically close a door. Stanley spring hinges are ideal for wood and metal doors medium to heavy weight doors and low to medium frequency usage applications.

These specially designed hinges make doors hang open or shut automatically. Learning how to adjust self closing gate hinges is a skill that can result very useful as this lack of adjustment may appear at any time. Remove the locking pin. With field adjustable closing power the spring hinge line consists of standard commercial grade door hinges.

However if your door slams or doesn t latch properly as it closes you may need to use a couple of tools to loosen or tighten the spring tension. Fortunately learning to adjust self closing gate hinges is easy. Stanley spring hinges provide tension adjustments to hold doors at any desired angle. If the self closing door to your garage isn t closing hard enough to latch properly or the door slams shut you can adjust the spring hinge tension with a hex wrench and pliers.

Start by removing the locking pin photo 1.