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FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement: The Malibu Owner’s Guide

If your FAAC gate is grinding, sagging, or binding mid-swing, the hinge or roller assembly is usually the culprit, and we stock the parts to fix it. Installed hinge and roller replacement for FAAC gates in Malibu typically runs $220 to $480 per hinge set, depending on gate weight and post condition. We carry OEM FAAC parts and quality aftermarket equivalents on the truck, so most jobs are done same day. Most Malibu owners notice the first symptom as a gate that suddenly needs a shove, or a roller that leaves a flat spot and thumps on every cycle. By the time you’re on Google looking for this page, the part has usually been fighting you for a few weeks.

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Which FAAC Models This Applies To

FAAC uses two hinge families across the residential and light commercial lines we see along the Malibu coast: the C720/C721 series for swing gates up to about 1,100 pounds, and the heavier S800H slide gate hardware. The hinge pin diameter is the quickest way to tell them apart. C720 hinge pins measure 25mm at the bearing shoulder; S800H pins run 35mm and take a bronze bushing that FAAC specs as a wear item. If you’re not sure what you have, look for the silver FAAC data tag on the operator body or the inside of the hinge post plate. The model number is stamped there, not printed. On the OEM versus aftermarket question: FAAC’s own hinges are forged and galvanized to a marine spec that holds up to salt air better than most generics, but a quality Italian-made aftermarket hinge from a shop that actually stocks FAAC geometry will serve fine and save you 30 to 40 percent. We’ll show you the difference on the tailgate before we install anything. Gatewood Fence & Gate is an independent service provider; we’re not affiliated with FAAC.

Signs Your FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement Is Failing

• You hear a rhythmic thump as the gate travels. This is a flat spot on the roller. The gate sits on that flattened section between cycles, the bearing grease gets pushed out, and the flat spot becomes permanent. It only gets louder.
• The gate sags at the latch end and drags on the closing post. Hinge pin wear, almost always. The weight of the panel chews the pin and bushing into an oblong shape, and the gate drops. You can shim the post, but that’s a band-aid.
• The gate binds or stutters mid-swing. A seized roller bearing will do this. The motor pulls, the roller fights it, and the FAAC board reads the extra amp draw as an obstruction. Sometimes the gate reverses for no reason you can see.
• You have to lift the gate slightly to open or close it. That’s a hinge pin that has wallowed out the hinge barrel completely. Every lift you give it is just wearing the post sleeve wider.
• Visible rust or pitting around the hinge plates. Malibu’s salt air is brutal on steel that wasn’t spec’d for it. Once the galvanizing is compromised, the rust works inward and the hinge loses structural strength. This is what we see most on properties out past Point Dume.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a standard FAAC C720 hinge set on a Malibu residential gate, installed price lands between $220 and $360. If we’re replacing rollers too, add $90 to $160. Heavy S800H hardware on a wide custom gate can push toward $480. The range depends on gate weight, whether the post sleeve needs re-boring, and whether the hinge plates were face-mounted or welded. Parts and labor are separate line items on the invoice, so you see exactly what you’re paying for. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. If the number changes because we find something nobody could see until the gate was off, we stop and call you first. Every hinge and roller replacement carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s an honest split here. If you can see the model tag and read off the number, do that before you call, because it saves us both ten minutes. You can also check the obvious stuff: grab the gate and shake it to see if play is in the hinge or elsewhere, spray the roller bearing with a dry lubricant if it’s noisy but not loose yet. What you should not do is pull hinge pins on a gate that weighs 400 pounds. A falling gate panel can break a leg or worse, and without a proper lift stand, that weight only leans one direction. Hal Gatewood has seen more than one homeowner prop a gate on a car jack and regret it. Tell us what it’s doing wrong and we’ll tell you what it actually needs, no runaround. If you want to watch the process, we’ll walk you through exactly why the old part failed before the new one goes in. Call (559) 314-7708 and we’ll set a time.

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