How To Adjust Self Closing Door Hinges

If you need to push the door away turn the screw counterclockwise to bring the door in better alignment with the vertical edge of the cabinet.

How to adjust self closing door hinges.

This will pull the door back towards the hinge side of the cabinet. Start by removing the locking pin photo 1. If the door closes fast and with a bang you need to loosen the hinge spring tension. Self closing hinges have springs inside of them that force a door closed so you don t have to worry about shutting it yourself.

In order to tighten the hinge spring first close the door. 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. I ll bet that you never knew you could adjust a self closing door hing. 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.

If the door does not close fully then you need to increase the tension. Remove the locking pin. Step 2 increase the hinge tension.