Bifold Closet Door Bottom Pivot Repair

1 floor jamb mounted pivot bracket top and bottom pivots 1 7 8 in.

Bifold closet door bottom pivot repair.

Slam a bifold door too many times and you can split the wood where the top and bottom anchor and pivot pins sit. The bi fold closet door saver constructed of high strength nylon reinforces and repairs cracked and broken hinge pivots. Pivot housings holds the door tightly together to provide a newly repaired. You can try gluing and clamping the wood but the wood can split again in a different spot.

Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours. Then the door either sags or falls out of the track. Wide inside dimension with a 7 16 in. Open and close the door to check the door alignment.

If the door binds or doesn t work smoothly loosen the. The closet door saver simply fits like a boot over the corner of the damaged door and can be attached with construction adhesive and or screws with the holes provided. This is a bi fold door repair kit used for 2 door systems. Hole used to repair wood bi fold doors split at the pivot hole can be used for either 3 8 in.

Or you can fix the problem permanently by installing corner braces. It includes parts to repair 1 door. Long and 1 1 8 in. Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers.

Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick. Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets. Allow the pivots on the door to lock into the holes in the pivots at the top and bottom.