I had forgotten this, but we found the same problem. We did loosen the bolts to readjust the parts and split the difference. I just checked our greenhouse, and we have roughly the same amount of part 26 sticking out past part 24, roughly 1/4", on both ends.

I'm not sure it would make much difference. I think we split the difference because at the time I was worried it might mean the doors wouldn't meet quite in the center if I didn't balance everything out on both sides. You're right, the instructions do say to make the right end flush, and that illustration at the top of page 7 does show a nice flush fit on the left side. Fitting flush on both sides doesn't seem possible with the parts they sent, so I guess this is just another case where the manual is goofy.

Also, I just checked the gap in the center of the track (as in your second photo) and our gap looks just as large or larger. It hasn't presented any problems as far as our doors operating smoothly.

Using first instincts helped us too. Sometimes our first instinct was to fling the manual into the bushes and ignore it for a while. That worked too. ;-)

jba3fan I'm not sure what to make of your dilemna--mine are perfectly aligned with the edges of the corner posts on both sides. Each of your pieces should be exactly 58" long--maybe one was cut wrong.

>Other then this so far the instructions have been good as long as you go with firts instincts and not try to over think them.

I agree with this; I think in general that the HF instructions get a bum rap here. It's very hard to do (to instructions that anyone can follow), especially for an "erector set" of widely varying parts as this, and while maybe *I* might have done a better job with them ;) my only problem was that I needed on several occasions to undo some post-tops to slide some more bolts down...

Mudhouse, I guess I will just slide everythig ot have equal overhang on both sideds of parts 24 and 25, since it dosen't seem to cause a problem with the doors on yours.

Laserfan, You got me going ouside in the dark with a flash light and my tape measure, it turns out both pices are 58 inches long give or take 1/16th. I didn't want to get up on a ladder to check the top pices but one or both of them must be a little bit short. I guess I will have that figured out when I connect the door studs.

Also is there any reason why you added more bolts from the top instead of from the bottem?

Your pieces are the right length then. It looks to me simply that, based on your 2nd photo, you need to loosen the nuts and slide the track's two pieces to the left (looking from the inside) until the gap in photo 2 is exactly between the two bolts/holes.

I added bolts from wherever it was easiest. At the top I didn't have to fiddle with the post-to-base clip.