gate hinges

[finest1]

hi all

Happy new year to you you all

i wasn't sure where to post this, so here goes.

my front gate drops out of alignment. after having a good look, it seems like one of collars got bent.

would i be able to straighten this, and if yes how

or

could i get replacement hinges? i don't want to mess about with it too much as the gate is in its proper alignment. i tried looking on internet i couldn't find a hinge, but then i don't know if the hinge has a specific name

thanks in advance

finest1

[etaf]

have you got a picture from further away - usually 2 hinges, so we can see the entire gate and how its misaligned
Should be able to straighten , but the gate itself looks horizontal, put that maybe the way the photo has been taken

A good pair of Pliers , i have used a Tap Wrench before to bend similar type of thing
Or even a gentle tap with a Hammer and block of wood

The split pin comes out and the bar should then lift out , washer at top
there is a risk if rusted that the part may break on bending - or if the fixing are poor in the wall - may loosen the fixing into the wall

[dewaltdisney]

In addition to above bit of heat will help bend the metal and possibly stop bending fracture. Quite straight forward job.

DWD

[big-all]

it looks wrongly set up to me judging by the pin length
as in when you bend it up to the correct position the wall bracket will unroll at the back giving it more height than it looks so all the weight off the gate would be full on the top arm off the wall bracket and nothing else
sooo suspect the solution is for the gate brackets to go fully inside the wall bracket so under the top wall bracket arm

[Grumps]

That wall bracket, to me, looks 'Blacksmith made' out of 1/4" or 5/16" steel strip, and is 'goosed'. I could easily make a replacement using a Fly-press but those nuts holding it to the wall are going to shear. Even using oxy-acetylene heat I'd doubt that they'd undo.

Your best approach would be to find a Fabricator, or even a local Technical College, where they could make a larger Upstand/Base with pivot points welded on.

Fixing would then involve drilling above/below the existing fixings and then, dependant upon the age/quality of the bricks, use either mechanical Fixings or two part Resin to provide an anchorage. From what I can see, I'd go for two part with 10mm studding.

Thunderbolts could be an option but I'd only be inclined to use those with a 'static load' whereas here you are dealing with a 'dynamic load'. i.e. The gate opens and closes.