Exterior door hinge pins

[TedS]

A 6mm bolt would fit.

[Scott'n'Wendy]

The part numbers are 560511 and 560512 for the left and right hinges respectively

It took GD parts dept quite a while to determine the hinges I needed, but then sent me a set for free

[mboehk]

Scott'n'Wendy Thank you so much for that information - it's extremely valuable for obtaining replacements! BTW - Have you had others break? I'm wondering if this is a constant repair that I will have to make. Right now I have a 1/4" bolt in place which seems to work for now but I worry about the threads cutting things.

You can tell they had issues with these as they not only put a hex in the top of the plastic pin, but they also had to use a secondary punch at the bottom of the hinge to stake the pins in (which makes removing the broken pieces "fun")

[Scott'n'Wendy]

I've had nothing else break. But it's always in the back of my mind every time I open or close a door. Best be prepared and have spares or a plan

[mboehk]

TedS Ted, sorry I missed your post - you used a regular door hinge pin? What is holding it in place? They had so many things on the plastic pins to prevent it falling out I figured anything less would fail. They have an interference fit, a hex head top 1/4", and even stake the hinge metal into the pin all to hold it in place. I imagine your door hinge is just pushed in, or did you use a glue or loctite?

I'm curious as any solution I come up with will have to address that.

Thanks!

[TedS]

mboehk the hinge pin has a knurl under the head. That holds the pin in place as it gets driven into the hinge hole.

[Yoda]

mboehk the hinge pin has a knurl under the head. That holds the pin in place as it gets driven into the hinge hole.

Ted - any chance of a size, part number or link? Lots of different door hing pins out there

[TedS]

Yoda It was one of those things you keep for just in case. It came from a door hinge I had laying around. Common pins are 3" long x 15/64" diameter.

On edit: 3" should be 3 1/2"

[Yoda]

Yoda It was one of those things you keep for just in case. It came from a door hinge I had laying around. Common pins are 3" long x 15/64" diameter.

On edit: 3" should be 3 1/2"

Thanks Ted
My local ACE seems to have a good hardware selection, but I can now search to web too but we all know how that goes.
Safe travels my friend.
Keith

[Jlawles2]

Yoda Keith, I'm going to suggest a can of worms for you, please post the results.

M6X75(?) Chicago bolt or 1/4X3" Chicago bolt and loctite. You will need to confirm the dimensions.

I wonder if the Chicago bolt is hollow all the way through similar to a wet bolt and could be strategically drilled to allow for grease.

I'm going hide under a rock to avoid the flying debris for the suggestion.

[Yoda]

Yoda Keith, I'm going to suggest a can of worms for you, please post the results.

M6X75(?) Chicago bolt or 1/4X3" Chicago bolt and loctite. You will need to confirm the dimensions.

I wonder if the Chicago bolt is hollow all the way through similar to a wet bolt and could be strategically drilled to allow for grease.

I'm going hide under a rock to avoid the flying debris for the suggestion.

LOL You made me look up Chicago bolt - now I know what they are, until I forget down the road . So far my door hinges are fine, just wanted parts on hand. I am adding the inspection to my to-do list, I usually hit them with WD 40 once in a while along with the locks. No need to hide - well - mmmm Yet I do have a large assortment of drift/roller pins though - need to see if I have a temporary replacement. Most of the connections on my hay baler uses them.

Thanks Keith

[BlewgrsTrvls]

We had the bottom pin sheer off on our utility door for our 353G three months ago. Had exchanged emails with GD to try and work a replacement or fix. I’ll have to search for some of the part numbers provided since a regular pin would likely drop with the pin being on the bottom.