Adsibob Posted Tuesday at 12:18 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:18 I have a steel external side gate which has started to creak a lot recently. The hinges clearly need greasing, but the gate is only 18 months old and I've not done this before. The hinges appear to be "lift-off" types (they look a bit like this). Does that mean I need to lift the gate off its hinges to expose the internal part of the hinge to grease it? If so, this is going to proove rather difficult given the weight of the gate. Although only 80cm wide, It's almost 3m high and made of steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted Tuesday at 12:22 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:22 (edited) Get a bar under it and lift NEARLY off, use a wedge to hold it there, grease the pins then Lower it back down, if you lift it completely off it’s difficult to line up both hinges with a heavy gate. Edited Tuesday at 12:23 by joe90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy_wafer Posted Tuesday at 12:30 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:30 or, if you have one use a trolley jack to control the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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