Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick.
How to fix sliding folding closet doors.
There should be an even and uniform separation all the way along the top and bottom.
Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets.
Sliding closet doors fall off tracks.
Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot.
Close the door and again.
First check the alignment of your closet doors.
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.
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Then retighten the screw close the doors and check the fit.
Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers.
Then hold the spring loaded top pivot down while you swing the top of the door toward the frame and under the door track.
If you have a sliding closet door that glides on a bottom track clean the track with a damp cloth to ensure smooth gliding.
Stand back five feet or so and examine the gaps on the top and bottom.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
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Remove a door by lifting and tilting the bottom out.
Tighten the set screw.
Loosen the set screw on the top bracket and slide the bracket slightly along the track to adjust the space between the top of the doors.
Lubricate the rollers but not the track because lubricant will act as a magnet for dust.
Hold the brace along the door edge with the triangular area on the back of the door.
If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.
Loosen the set screw of the top pivot bracket then move the top of the door toward or away from the door jamb as necessary to make the gap even.
If a roller is stuck unscrew and remove it.
Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours.
Slam a bifold door too many times and you can split the wood where the top and bottom anchor and pivot pins sit.
Then mark the anchor pivot pin hole centerlines.
If you see an uneven gap it will require you to raise or lower one of the sides.