How To Fix A Broken Fridge Door Hinge

Then scuff the cup portion of the hinge with sandpaper where it will contact the adhesive.

How to fix a broken fridge door hinge.

Join us in this episode where we fix a broken door hinge on our norcold rv re. Insert the top hinge into the refrigerator door and secure it with the bolts you removed previously. Sometimes because of overload the refrigerator door becomes separate from the main fridge. Start by removing the hinge from the door and preparing the damaged area photo 1.

In this video i am telling you how to repair the fridge door. It is easy to repair and reuse the old hinge as long as you save the pieces. Place the refrigerator door on the bottom hinge pin. It can cause the door gaskets to seal poorly and that means your fridge will work harder to keep the milk cold.

If the hinges are bent causing the door not to open and close properly you will have to replace the door hinges. The hardest part asides from balancing the door whilst you replace the broken door hinge or hinges is getting things to all line up again using the various screws to adjust the angle of the outer kitchen door. How to repair norcold refrigerator door hinge rv living about this episode. For the all in one types of fridge and freezer door hinge there is often very little difficulty in doing so.

It can also lead to frost buildup in the freezer. Adjust only the top hinge to straighten an upper door. If the door fell off you will also have to tighten up the metal part that is inside the plastic before repairing the plastic part. Then align the door with the top of the refrigerator.

To realign the door just pry off the hinge cap and loosen the hinge screws. Use jb weld to glue it all back together and let harden for a couple of days before putting stress on the hinge.