Removing a door from its hinges is about as simple a DIY job as comes along. Yet more than one hinge pin has refused to budge even after employing a variety of tools and methods. If this has ...

Bend a Hinge Pin The best way to fix a door that won't stay open is to bend a pin or two on the door hinges. This method works only for interior doors with removable hinge pins.

"I wanted to create an accessory that would make quick work of removing the pins from door hinges," said an inventor, from ...

Then bend the pin slightly with a firm whack. Reinsert the pin and check the results. If the door still won't stay open, do the same with the lower hinge.

You could spend hours trying to get it plumb, putting shims behind hinges and chiseling wood here and there. Or you could decide to do the quick fix: Bend the door's hinge pin.

You can purchase the hinge pins and bushings separately in the Texas Mustang catalog. The photo above shows enough parts to repair two hinges on one door. If you wish to do all four hinges, then ...

PITTSBURGH, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- I wanted to create an accessory that would make quick work of removing the pins from door hinges, said ...

The patent-pending invention provides a helpful new accessory for removing pins from door hinges. In doing so, it offers an alternative to manually pulling the pins. As a result, it saves time and ...