Fix Mailbox Door Hinge

Mailbox replacement hinge for standard box roughly 7 wide replacement hinge for imperial mailboxes.

Fix mailbox door hinge.

Better box mailboxes offers a selection of high quality mailbox accessories and parts for our mailboxes including this replacement door with hinge. If your door is barely hanging on as in the above picture your mail is in full view for anyone passing by think theft of small packages. If you use either a plastic lock nut or a pair of nuts jammed together you can allow the screw to act as a hinge while leaving a little slack by not fully tightening down against the. Learn how to fix a leaning mailbox post.

Replace rusted hinge bolts. If you do not have a better box mailbox our mailbox parts will not work for you. Attach the hinge to the opposite side of the mailbox that keeps being hit and to the board under it. It may be caused by too many close calls with the snow plow soil erosion post rot or just an improper installation.

This item is also sometimes listed under the following manufacturer numbers. Plastic door hinges can be replaced as well but it is inexpensive to replace the whole box. Over the years many mailbox posts tend to develop a slight lean. Join vicki steph from mother daughter projects as they fix steph s rusty and broken metal mailbox.

Diy methods for how to fix a mailbox door. A broken mailbox door can be very annoying for your mail carrier and can lead to a host of problems for your mail. Step 2 check for a loose hinge photo by craig raine. For your reference our sku is imperial mailbox systems hinge sm.

But after fixing them tom finds that the door still sticks. For a metal mailbox straighten or bend the hasp to adjust. Remove the nails or screws that are holding your mailbox to the post. Satisfied that humidity is the culprit he pulls the hinge pins lifts the door from the jamb and gets ready to plane.

What i would consider is using a short machine screw just smaller than the original hinge hole with fender washers flanking the mailbox both inside and out. Securely attach a piece of wood the same length and width as your mailbox to the top of the post. This video is sponsored by bayshore mailbox company. Purchase a hinge that is the same length as your mailbox.

Please note that our parts only fit better box mailboxes. To repair a stripped screw hole under the hinge leaf tom plugs the hole and gives the screw something new to. Better box replacement door with hinge.