How To Fix Bifold Door Hinges

Lift up to pop the door off the bottom.

How to fix bifold door hinges.

From the highest point on the new carpeting and mark the door. Remove the bifold door by opening it slightly and grasping the side. Cut a shim to fit under the bracket and reinstall the bracket. Adjust the height of the doors by screwing the bottom pin in to lower them or out to raise them.

Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick. Set the bifold closet door on a flat work area or table. Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Use a good quality silicone lubricant. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Here we re working with wooden bifold doors. Note the position.

Fold the door in half so the panels are together. To start loosen the top pivot bracket. Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

If the bracket is too low or sunk below carpeting remove the door and the bracket. Twist the nut surrounding the pin to raise or lower the door. Keep a rag handy and don t over do it. One requires you to loosen a set screw and slide the bracket in or out.

Trim a door that binds on carpet. How to fix or replace bifold door hinges step 1. The style shown in the photo requires you to lift the door and drop the pin into a different notch in the bracket. To adjust a bifold s height use an adjustable wrench a pair of pliers or the wrench that comes with the hardware.

The hinges rollers and pivot pins are the moving parts. Measure up 1 2 in.