Posted May 9th, 2016 at 4:14 pm by Dan Musick
Overhead Door Corporation has discontinued the production of its own brand of hinges.
The Arrow Tru-Line hinges are an excellent replacement. However, the holes don’t always line up with the existing carriage bolts on the older wooden doors.
You can see the difference between the Overhead Door and Arrow Tru-Line hinges in the image below.
I have almost always been able to reuse the bottom two bolts and the lower bolt in the top of the hinge. However, the problem is with the top hole. If you drill at the top of the slot of the top hole, the bolt won’t fit. In the past, I’ve knocked the bolt down to fit in the top slot. I’ve also removed the top bolt and re-drilled the hole pitching the bit so I could reuse the outside hole. In addition, you have to angle the bolt down on the inside, so the bolt fits the lower slot.
On steel doors, the self-drilling teks should suffice for accommodating the new holes.
For more information about garage door hinges, see our blog posts about Taylor Garage door hinges or garage door hinge upgrades.
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