Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick.
How to fix bifold door hinges.
Four easy fixes for common bifold door problems adjust a bifold door that sticks.
Keep a rag handy and don t over do it.
Here we re working with wooden bifold doors.
Set the bifold closet door on a flat work area or table.
To start loosen the top pivot bracket.
How to fix or replace bifold door hinges step 1.
Fold the door in half so the panels are together.
The hinges rollers and pivot pins are the moving parts.
The style shown in the photo requires you to lift the door and drop the pin into a different notch in the bracket.
Note the position.
Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours.
Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets.
Adjust the height of the doors by screwing the bottom pin in to lower them or out to raise them.
One requires you to loosen a set screw and slide the bracket in or out.
Cut a shim to fit under the bracket and reinstall the bracket.
If the bracket is too low or sunk below carpeting remove the door and the bracket.
To adjust a bifold s height use an adjustable wrench a pair of pliers or the wrench that comes with the hardware.
Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers.
If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.
Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.
Trim a door that binds on carpet.
From the highest point on the new carpeting and mark the door.
Measure up 1 2 in.
Twist the nut surrounding the pin to raise or lower the door.
Lift up to pop the door off the bottom.
A little oil can do a lot of good on a troublesome door.