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How to fix hard to open sliding glass door.
Today i show you how to fix a stubborn sticky sliding glass door by replacing the roller assemblies on the bottom of the door.
Sliding doors are very heavy very breakable and very expensive this is a two person job.
Rollers that are underneath the sliding door inside the frame tend to wear out making the slider hard to open.
This will actually help to move around the lubricant into the harder to reach middle area where the door is constantly sliding and experiencing the friction that makes it stick.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
Here s how to repair your sliding door and replace a flimsy screen.
Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses.
Sliding doors get sticky and hard to open when the wheels are out of adjustment or the track gets dirty.
Clean the sliding glass door track.
You may also want to check out our step by step guide to adjusting your sliding doors.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen.
Sliding glass doors typically have from 2 to 4 panels.
First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop.
Like anything mechanical the parts that help these heavy doors slide require maintenance become worn or break over prolonged use or time.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
Never leave the glass door unattended.
Standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
Move the door back and forth like you did in step 1 to help the door glide over the oiled areas.
The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
Sticky sliding glass door by replacing the roller assemblies on.
As you can see this type of quick fix is inexpensive won t take long and will help keep your sliding glass door well sliding step 1.