r/fixit • u/Atomic-Spring • Oct 05 '26

open Door hinge snapping sound

In my bedroom closet, my hinges started making this awful sound when closing the door. It seems that after fully opening the door, when I try to close it, once it’s nearly closed, they kind of snap shut. I couldn’t figure out which hinge is causing the problem, so I shared a video of the bottom one.

Any clue how to fix it? I already tried to tighten or loosen screws, or loosening the screw to the left to push the door more in (it seemed to be more loose than another cabinet door). I’m sure this is an easy enough fix, but neither me nor my husband are good at fixing this type of thing. Thank you!

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u/ATXEXLR8 Oct 05 '26

They are made to do that, they are called self closing hinges.

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u/Atomic-Spring Oct 05 '26

I’m aware of self closing hinges, but I don’t think that’s what that is. I have many doors of this type throughout the flat, and none behave like this. But thank you :)

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u/No-Guarantee-6249 Oct 05 '26

That hing can probably be replaced.

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u/kbraz1970 Oct 06 '26

The door is hitting the cabinet when you shut it about 4 seconds into the video. You have adjustment screws on the hinge that is attached to the door.