How To Fix A Broken Fridge Door Hinge

Straighten the door and retighten the bolts.

How to fix a broken fridge door hinge.

Any glued part is likely to break pretty quickly. The leverage force on the hinge from a door almost two feet wide is substantial. Loosen the hinge bolts slightly with a wrench. If the hinges are bent causing the door not to open and close properly you will have to replace the door hinges.

Start by removing the hinge from the door and preparing the damaged area photo 1. Dry the hinge and cam and coat the surface of the cam and hinge pin with a small amount of petroleum jelly. Loosen the hinge bolts. It can cause the door gaskets to seal poorly and that means your fridge will work harder to keep the milk cold.

I would think you need to get a price for a new door and hinge assembly and weigh up whether it s worth repairing versus the cost of a new fridge freezer. 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. The plastic hinge pieces often break usually as a result of the door flying open when we are turning a corner. A sagging refrigerator or freezer door doesn t just look bad.

It is easy to repair and reuse the old hinge as long as you save the pieces. Apply petroleum jelly to the movable portions of the hinge to protect them from the glue. Clean and rough up with sand paper the broken shelf peice cut out a peice of plexi or plastic to fit in the broken area rough up the plexi with sand paper mix epoxy and apply to the area the needs to be fixed add clamps and let it cure.