Okay, I think I know what the problem is. The metal pieces are screwed
onto the doors so that they face into the closet - they never touch the
doors themselves. From your instructions, it sounds as though they should
be flipped around so they actually press against the opposite door. I'll
give that a shot.

Thanks,
C


On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:46:40 -0500, "Curmudgeon" wrote:

They should:

1. be just a coupla inches off the floor
2. One should be above the other when the doors meet...as close together as
you can get them ((vertically)WITHOUT touching just as the doors meet.
3. Each one is bent to provide some tension when the doors are fully
closed.

"C" wrote in message
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I'll bet the answer to this is obvious, but I'll ask anyway...

I have a few sets of bifold, closet doors in my house. Both sides of one
closet are in alignment and open and close just fine, but they don't
"lock." Let me explain: There is a piece of metal on the outer edge of
each door that the two sides, when closed, are supposed to press against,
thereby holding the doors straight and closed. No matter how I adjust
these pieces of metal, the doors just won't lock and fall open slightly.
What's the trick? Should one be above the other a little bit? In perfect
alignment? How far out from the edge of the door should the metal
protrude? Is this really just a day-long, trial and error session? Help
me surprise my wife.

TIA.
C