Replacing Surface Door Closers without re-drilling Holes in the Door
22 Current Closer Screw Hole Patterns
Surface Mounted Closers are 80% of all Door Closers Sold and Replaced. If you do not want to re-drill the holes of the body of the closer then you need to match the existing closer’s mounting holes. Let’s assume you don’t find a manufacturer’s name but If you know the screw hole pattern dimensions of your existing closer than this list will be your next stop to find a manufacturer(s) that makes a similar closer.
The question remains – what to do when your door closer has been discontinued, along with the special screw hole pattern. If you do not want more holes in your door, then you can make a custom Retrofit steel plate with your special holes and one of the patterns below (trim off the machine screws so they don’t project further than the back of the plate)
9-1/16” x 3/4" – this is the most common door closer! 17 or more manufacturers have at least 1 closer with this screw hole pattern.
PDQ 3100 Series, Sargent 1130 Series, Yale 1100 & 51 Series, International Door Closer 1804/5 & 8000 9000 Series, Norton 160, 1600 & 9300 Series, Hager 5300 & 5400 Series, Cal-Royal 300/740/750 Series, LCN 1260 Series, Dorma 7200 & 7300 Series, Falcon SC60 Series
12” x 3/4” – Second most Common Closer Pattern. Only 14 or more manufacturers have a closer with this screw hole pattern.
PDQ 5300 & 5500 Series, Sargent 1330 Series, Yale 2700 & 3000 Series, International Door Closer 5000 Series, Norton 210 & 8000 Series, Hager 5200 Series, Cal-Royal CR801 Series, Dorma 8600 Series, Falcon SC80 Series
1” / 3” / 1” – Third most common screw hole pattern is the LCN 4040 closer pattern. 10 or more manufacturers have a closer with this screw hole pattern.
PDQ 7100 Series, Yale 5800 Series, International Door Closer44CI Series, Hager 5100 Series, Cal-Royal CR441 Series, LCN 4041 Series
After this it a toss-up of various sizes, here they are listed numerically by size:
4-1/8” x 1-3/8” – (Pot Belly closers) – Yale 1900, Norton 78
4-5/16” x 1” – Corbin/Russwin DC3210, DC3610, DC6200, DC6400
5” x 1-1/8” – Dorma 8900
6” x 2-1/2” – LCN 4010, 4020, 4110, & 4210
6-3/8” x 3/4" – Falcon SC90
6-5/8” x 3/4" – Cal-Royal 420-P
6-3/4” x 2-3/8” – Yale 4400, Norton 7500 & 7700
7-1/2” x 1” – LCN 1460
8” x 3/4" – Yale 5100, Norton 1700
8-1/8” x 3/4" – Cal-Royal 430-P & 440-P
8-3/16” x 3/4" – International Door Closer 883, Cal-Royal 720/730 Size 2 & 3
9” x 2-1/2” – Sargent 351
10” x 1” – Corbin/Russwin DC8210, Norton 9500
10-1/4” x 3/4" – Dorma 7400
10-3/8” x 1” – Sargent 281
11-3/32” x 3/4" – International Door Closer 9000
11-1/8” x 3/4” – PDQ 5100
11-1/8” x 1” – Corbin/Russwin DC5200, Sargent 1431 & 421
11-1/8” x 1-1/8” – Cal-Royal 900
