At 22:41 9/12/2004, Dave Chameides wrote: >any success putting more tension on the fairly simple looking hinges that There's an adjusting screw that clamps the bottom hinge pin, just tighten it a little. The catch is it's facing outboard right next to the door skin. A small Vise-Grip with crisp edges will seize the screw-head from the side -- you don't have to move it much. Less than half a turn IIRC goes from definitely too loose to quite tight. david
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