How To Put A Shim In A Door Hinge

Using 3 screws to draw hinge securely into the door frame.

How to put a shim in a door hinge.

Screw your hinge back into the wall covering the shim. Shimming correctly can raise or lower the latch bolt to align with the striker plate. Loosen the hinge screws in the jamb and insert a 1 16 in thick x 3 8 in wide piece of cardboard behind the hinge leaf. Starting with the top hinge remove the hinge and add a steel shim between the leaf of the hinge and the door or frame.

Repeat this process for each hinge on the unit. 7 open and close your door then let it hang freely to test whether the door is now level. Toe in can be improved by placing shim at location a. See figure 1 above for shim locations.

Put the shim on the wall where your hinge rests. Using the hinge as a template cut the. Repeat for each shim. Push it against the screws and retighten them.

Place a support or wooden wedge under the door to relieve tension. Between each jamb door mounting plate and bottom door hinge leaf and possibly middle door hinge also. Place one side of the hinge flat on a piece of cardboard. The solution that worked for me was to shim between the door frame and door hinge.

When your door has toe in gap larger at top of door compared to bottom of door install door shims as follows. Unscrew and remove the bottom hinge from the door and the door jamb with a cordless screw gun. Remove the screws from the hinge you need to shim using a screwdriver or a drill and screwdriver bit.