Originally Posted by
tomtomtom123
Well, if you're just spinning the screw without holding the nut, then they'll both spin together. You'll need to use a wrench to hold the nut while turning the screw with a screwdriver. You adjust the tightness of the hinge by first loosening the screw from the nut, turning the nut a little bit, hold the nut with a wrench to prevent the nut from spinning, then tighten the screw with a screwdriver.
If you allow the nut to spin with the screw while you're trying to tighten the screw, then of course you'll make the hinge tighter, because you're allowing the nut to tighten against the main latch bolt. Then you'll never get a reference point to precisely adjust the tightness of the hinge.
Right, I was a bit confused about how this mechanism works. I spent some time with it yesterday and now I have a better grasp of it.
I managed to adjust it to something that feels 'just right' but we'll have to see if that'll hold up after going up for a ride. If not, loctite it is... Thanks!