Gap at top of french doors

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Hi,

I was hoping this would be simple to address but I've tried adjusting everything without success. I have a 5mm ish gap at the top middle of my French doors creating an uncomfortable draft.

I've read other threads that suggest toe & heeling but that's not the issue here - the doors aren't sagging, they are just not compressed against the frame as much as they should be.

There doesn't seem to be a compression adjustment at the hinges, only later & up/down.

The shootbolt keep seems to be the issue and if I could bring it in a bit more I think that would do the trick, but I can't adjust it any further!

Thanks in advance
 

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The shootbolt keep seems to be the issue and if I could bring it in a bit more I think that would do the trick, but I can't adjust it any further!
The escutcheon looks to be adjusted to the max, whereas the plastic door material is still in place and hasn't been hollowed out. Would removing that too, help?
 
Thanks for your replies. I ended up unscrewing the keep plate and flipping it round so that the wider piece of metal was toward the outside. That seems to have done the trick!

Cheers
 

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