Lower door hinge moves when closing

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I've recently taken a door off the hinges for repainting. Now i have remounted it and the door will not close

The hinge leaf that is connected to the doorframe isn't moving, of that i'm sure. I have thoroughly secured it with 80mm screws, and i felt that boring into wood long before they were flush.

But SOMETHING is moving. And because it is, the lower part of the door leans over slightly and hits the edge of the frame


I have recorded a video demonstrating the problem, i had to zip it up to upload here

Could anyone please have a look and give me ideas about what might be going on? I'm happy to show other things or give more info
 

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Neither leaf of the lower hinge is tightly screwed down. Are the frame and the door both hollow?
 
Neither leaf of the lower hinge is tightly screwed down. Are the frame and the door both hollow?
thats what i thought and i just spent a whole other thread trying to figure out why, until i went way overkill and got some ****ing massive screws that are now fixed in far deeper

They do not move, they are 100% not being pulled out of their holes. The leaf attached to the frame is staying absolutely fixed and rigid where it should be.

Or at least, most of it is...

the only reasonable explanation i can think is that the metal is bending just after the screws,

Heres some closeup pics, i know its a grisly scene, the whole mess is covered in glue, toothpicks, and wood filler, ill clean it up later once i figure out the practical parts. The two star screws closest to the door are 80mm long, i installed them today, and they would probably tear the frame off the masonry before they would move in their holes. They're solid

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