In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:44:03 GMT, bp
m wrote:

replying to Fred Phase, bp wrote:

I don't mind that the advice is usually for an old problem (this poster
even acknowledges that) because the information might still help me or
someone even if not the original poster.

I do mind that most such posts don't give enough info to know what
problem they are trying to solve, but that's not the case here iether.

However, I've been reading this group for iirc 20 years and I don't
remember Fred Phase or most of the other people they reply to. Does
anyone rememeber Fred Phase?

I come late to this, but after encountering the same problem today it seems
that on some models there MAY be another far easier way. On reinserting the
door one instinctively wants to close it; but to get at the hinge locks you
should actually OPEN it completely (that is, at right angles). On my model it
is then very simple to get at the locks. Sounds to me as if you might be doing
precisely this, but by a much more laborious and round about route. Hope this
helps.