To understand how to properly fix a bifold door that won t close one should learn first its working parts.
Bi fold doors won t close flat.
On top of the bifold door is a pivot loaded with spring and a wheel which slides in.
Throw them in the trash.
A half inch of clearance is adequate photo 1.
The peg adjusts by being screwed up and down.
Depending on the size of the door opening it holds either one or two sets of bifold doors.
Bifold doors contain two separate door panels that are connected with hinges forming one bifold door.
Turn the bottom pivot height adjustment to lower it if possible.
Sometimes the top pivot doesn t compress enough to free the bottom pivot.
After years of use bifold doors will move out of alignment and begin to sag.
The easiest way to measure a bifold door for cutting is with the door slightly opened.
Whether your bifold doors contain two panels or four panels adjust the doors similarly if they continually pop back open after you close them.
Removing a bifold door doesn t always go as smoothly as photo 2 shows.
How to make bifold doors close tightly.
At the lower part of a bifold door is the anchor consisting of a metal peg which fits right into a track.