How Do You Fix Bifold Sliding Door

Repairing bifold doors begin by inserting the bottom pivot into the bracket which can be screwed to the floor to the door jamb or both.

How do you fix bifold sliding door.

The bi fold door can become a nuisance if it constantly keeps coming off track. Slide the bracket in the track until the door is parallel to the jamb. Open the door to find a small screw that sticks out of the bracket. One requires you to loosen a set screw and slide the bracket in or out.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Adjust the bottom bracket. Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours. Cut a shim to fit under the bracket and reinstall the bracket.

Because sliding doors don t fold out the way bifold doors do they allow access to only half the width of the opening at a time. Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers. Here we re working with wooden bifold doors. Twist the nut surrounding the pin to raise or lower the door.

Watch to the end if you want to see the fun part. Bi fold closet doors are some of the most used doors in your house. Close the door and look along the edge of the door as it lines up with the frame. To clean and lubricate the hardware of a sliding closet door use a stiff brush a toothbrush or a hand vacuum to clean dust from the tracks.

Adjust the top pivot bracket. Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets. To start loosen the top pivot bracket setscrew with a screwdriver. If it is even a little off it could be caused by a loose top pivot and bracket which have allowed the door to slip sideways out of alignment.

The door edge and frame should line up. Then hold the spring loaded top pivot down while you swing the top of the door toward the frame and under the door track. The style shown in the photo requires you to lift the door and drop the pin into a different notch in the bracket. Every home repair must end in fun.

If the bracket is too low or sunk below carpeting remove the door and the bracket. Adjust the height of the doors by screwing the bottom pin in to lower them or out to raise them. Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot. To adjust a bifold s height use an adjustable wrench a pair of pliers or the wrench that comes with the hardware.