"Yes, do exactly what you just wrote and smear the glue on both sides of the hinge. I would also suggest to also use round tooth picks from top to bottom on both sides of the hinge 24 hours after the glue is dried as an additional safety to "pin" the hinge. You can use the Pacer for this and wood glue also works well. I dremel the tooth picks level after and seal with a drop of Ca glue to fuel proof. From what I have seen this may not really be required with the Pacers but it doesn't hurt and insures that there is no way that the hinge will pull out.