storm door closer: pin?

a) Drill hole in the one you have if long enough b) Make one out of stove bolt if can't find right size (which would seem fairly unlikely in a decent hardware selection) c) Nylok nut would work fine if don't drill...

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Or, a big cotter pin bent out at the ends, instead of the work-out pin.

Or a large common nail, which is too long to work out.

I just put a small tie-wrap on the end of mine so it will not pop out.

A goober of latex caulk will hold it in place, and still allow the pin to be removed without much effort.

re: "a pin with a hole for a cotter pin"

It's called a "clevis pin" and just about any hardware store or home center will carry them in many different sizes. Is 1/4 too big?

re: "I'm not sure what kind of nut I can use that won't come off easily"

A lock nut with a nylon insert should work just fine:

A regular small bachine screw with two nuts on the end, so they lock against each other.

Or a nylock nut.

A regular small bachine screw with two nuts on the end, so they lock against each other.

I've had good success with nylon stop nuts. I prefer bolts, over bachine screws, cause the bolts are easeier to turn (wrench, versus screw driver).

My front door was doing that. I squeezed the end of the pin with a pair of vise grips just enough to burr it a little. I will probably have to take it out with a center punch the next time I have to take it out. Screws and locknuts are better ideas.

Jimmie

Go to a big box or hardware store and look in one of those slide out compartmented screw boxes that usually have a few each of odd parts and see if you can find a push nut or push on cap nut. If you replace your pin with a threaded screw, it could lead to premature wear of the pivot point. Here are some links to give you an idea of what I'm referring to.

if you use a bolt/nut just use a nylock, it won't work loose. Alternately find a good hardware store and get a clevis pin and a hairpin clip. If they don't know what you're talking about when you ask for the above, you're in the wrong store.

nate

replying to The Daring Dufas, Jerry wrote: Anybody ever wonder why the manufacturers of the closers don't just include a pin that's secure?

replying to Jerry, Bobby wrote: In the nine years since the original post none of us have wondered. Never had one fall out. Two houses, four doors over the past 50 years. Put a wad of bubble gum on the bottom to hold it.

If you guys losing pins is an issue I can't wonder what happens when hell breaks loose. Is the flat wide part of the pin on top?

See the little indents on that pin?