Repairing washing machine door
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Have you looked at the various hinge repair plates that are available?
If no joy there then it would seem you can reposition the hinges, but you'd need to make sure your measurements are pretty exact and a TCT hinge drill bit would be handy
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John 
If no joy there then it would seem you can reposition the hinges, but you'd need to make sure your measurements are pretty exact and a TCT hinge drill bit would be handy
Erbauer TCT Hinge Cutter 35mm - Screwfix
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Have you looked at the various hinge repair plates that are available?
If no joy there then it would seem you can reposition the hinges, but you'd need to make sure your measurements are pretty exact and a TCT hinge drill bit would be handy
JohnErbauer TCT Hinge Cutter 35mm - Screwfix
Order online at Screwfix.com. High quality, heavy duty tungsten carbide-tipped hinge drill bit with centre point and outer spurs. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.
I'll try the hinge repair plates.
Regarding hinges, i was told they aren't broken but if they are, is this particular type easy to find? Don't look like standard Euro hinges
The hinges certainly look broken to me.
I think that is a Beko machine
Beko WIY72545 , WIY74545 , WIY84540F Cupboard Door Hinge GENUINE | eBay
The model number is normally found inside the door, below or above the door seal. Quite often the model number plate can also be found on the side or at the rear of the machine. The model number will usually be printed or stamped on to a sticker or plate and will consist of numbers and letters.
www.ebay.co.uk
I very much doubt that you will find anyone locally that sells them
The red part is one part of the hinge. The cup section screws to the part that screws to the washing machine. The yellow line is pointing to what looks like epoxy glue.
In your last image, the lower cup is not connected to the bits outlined in red.
You cannot change the position of the cup holes. It does however look like they customer previously had a different washing machine that had holes in different places. It also looks like someone filled the old holes with solvent based Gripfill...
I would be concerned that the new holes were never quite in the correct place, before using the hinge repair plates recommended by @Burnerman use a tape measure to workout the exact height positions of the cups.
You could always cut a strip of 18mm mdf to the door height and use that to test that your measurements are correct.
Ok so order those hinges off ebay then measure like u saidThe hinges certainly look broken to me.
I think that is a Beko machine
Beko WIY72545 , WIY74545 , WIY84540F Cupboard Door Hinge GENUINE | eBay
The model number is normally found inside the door, below or above the door seal. Quite often the model number plate can also be found on the side or at the rear of the machine. The model number will usually be printed or stamped on to a sticker or plate and will consist of numbers and letters.www.ebay.co.uk
I very much doubt that you will find anyone locally that sells them
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The red part is one part of the hinge. The cup section screws to the part that screws to the washing machine. The yellow line is pointing to what looks like epoxy glue.
In your last image, the lower cup is not connected to the bits outlined in red.
You cannot change the position of the cup holes. It does however look like they customer previously had a different washing machine that had holes in different places. It also looks like someone filled the old holes with solvent based Gripfill...
I would be concerned that the new holes were never quite in the correct place, before using the hinge repair plates recommended by @Burnerman use a tape measure to workout the exact height positions of the cups.
You could always cut a strip of 18mm mdf to the door height and use that to test that your measurements are correct.
So strip of mdf is to replicate the current door and check if hinges are in correct position?The hinges certainly look broken to me.
I think that is a Beko machine
Beko WIY72545 , WIY74545 , WIY84540F Cupboard Door Hinge GENUINE | eBay
The model number is normally found inside the door, below or above the door seal. Quite often the model number plate can also be found on the side or at the rear of the machine. The model number will usually be printed or stamped on to a sticker or plate and will consist of numbers and letters.www.ebay.co.uk
I very much doubt that you will find anyone locally that sells them
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The red part is one part of the hinge. The cup section screws to the part that screws to the washing machine. The yellow line is pointing to what looks like epoxy glue.
In your last image, the lower cup is not connected to the bits outlined in red.
You cannot change the position of the cup holes. It does however look like they customer previously had a different washing machine that had holes in different places. It also looks like someone filled the old holes with solvent based Gripfill...
I would be concerned that the new holes were never quite in the correct place, before using the hinge repair plates recommended by @Burnerman use a tape measure to workout the exact height positions of the cups.
You could always cut a strip of 18mm mdf to the door height and use that to test that your measurements are correct.
Looks like I need this repair kit (one eith holes in it) too not the other side
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Yeah the MDF acts a a template to practice on
The Amazon product should work. It might be a good idea to read the reviews first.
In the end I put the door on various things and used a door pump to raise it into position then screwed repair plate in.