How to fix a security sliding screen that won't lock?

[aplas87]

   

Hi all desperately needing some help. When moving my bed out of our room for the carpet cleaners, it appears I've done something to our security doors. They now seem to be sliding okay with the rollers but now the door won't lock. Any ideas to help? Thanks 

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @aplas87. It's sensational to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about sliding doors.

So, when you turn the key with the doors open, does the latching mechanism rotate as you'd expect? If it does, get a helper, push both doors together to close that slight gap, and try to lock them. If it locks, that suggests that there is something preventing the doors from closing tight enough for the latch to reach over and grab the other door. Check the track to see if anything has fallen into it.

Do you have any idea what you could have done to the doors when moving the bed? Could a heavy impact have bent one of the door frames?

Please check to see if the latching mechanism is working first and let me know. We can then look at other areas.

Mitchell