If the door glass seems to be slipping, this can be caused by a few things:
1. If you are using Vienna Hinges with 3/8" glass, the removable pins are often a little too long. They prevent the plate from clamping down tightly on the glass. They are unnecessary. Remove them. Only Vienna hinges have removable pins.
2. If you have three hinges (and sometimes even with two), if the wall is bowed, the pivots pins of the three hinges will not line up. So the glass has to slip in one of the hinges when it is opened. Eventually it walks on down to the curb.
Solution: Put a little block of plastic between glass and hinge body. It will be covered by the plate and it will not allow the glass to slip.
3. It is also possible you used the wrong gaskets. The thin gaskets are for thick (1/2") glass and the thick gaskets are for thin (3/8") glass. Better check. Replacement gaskets are available.

Basic instructions.

We use wooden shims from a lumber yard. They are like cedar shingles.

From the inside slide shims under the glass to hold it up. Slide shims on the side as well to keep the glass from hitting the tile.

Take the plate off the hinge on the top hinge. Push on the shims carefully to move the door back into position.

Use epoxy putty or a block of plastic in the location shown in the picture above. Epoxy putty is generally found at any hardware store. It hardens quickly and is a putty, not a liquid.

Put the hinge back together. That should do it. The door can’t slip any more.

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