Tegger wrote in
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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in
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What other ideas, for squeaky hinges? What works?



First thing I'd suggest is pulling the pin on the closer, so you can
push and pull the door yourself without closer assist. This action
does two things: It eliminates the closer as a noise source, and it
makes it easier to narrow down which hinge is making the noise.

If it is indeed a hinge that's making the noise, I find aerosol white
grease to be very effective. WD-40 is **NOT** a lubricant, so don't
expect any help from it! Plus WD-40 stinks.

Place the white-grease spray can nozzle directly on the hinge seams,
and hold a paper towel over the nozzle before you fire. This will
prevent the nozzle from spraying back into your face. You'll still
have to wipe the door clean afterwards. Placing the nozzle directly on
the seams helps the spray can inject the grease into the gap between
hinge halves.

Aerosol white grease is available in any auto parts store.




Another point: You'll find that if you study the hinge very carefully,
you'll see that the gaps between the hinge segments are different.

The door-side rests on top of the frame-side, and they will have worn down
together. This means that the /top/ of the /door-side/ segments will have a
larger gap than the bottom. That larger gap is where you spray the white
grease.

After spraying, it will take several openings and closings for the oil in
the grease to migrate out of the grease and disperse through the hinge.


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Tegger