HINGES AND LOCKS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 69, 18 September 1937, Page 28

HINGES AND LOCKS

DOOR NOISE ELIMINATION

Door , locks and catch plates are a common source of noise, as any distortion of the body, or wear or slackness at the hinges, may cause' the tongue'oi the lock to rattle in the catch. Many of these catch plates, are mounted in rubber to reduce this tendency while others are adjustable, to make provision for wear. Most door locks have an oil hole on the striking plate, and a squirt of thin oil will make the operation of the lock mechanism easier and quieter and a little graphite or vaseline on the tongue of the lock will help to.prevent squeak or rattle when the door is closed. - .......

The. screws .securing the' hinges to the door frame or body pillar may have worked loose and should be tightened up solid. Any slackness of these screws is usu'rlly shown by cracking or flaking of the-paint and filler over the screws and in bad cases round the hinges on the outside of the door itself. Certain types of hinges have a self-aligning ball pivot which is adjustable by means, of the centre bolt.