How To Repair A Sliding Door Roller

When a sliding door doesn t work right the problem is often that the rollers have derailed so first check to be sure they re fitted onto the track properly.

How to repair a sliding door roller.

How you remove the door depends on its design. New rollers for repairing sliding doors are available through door manufacturers or online suppliers even for older doors. How to replace the roller assemblies in a glass sliding door i made this video because i needed to replace the slide rollers in my 10 year old glass sliding. Insert the replacement sliding door rollers into the cavity along the bottom of the door.

The right way to replace sliding glass door rollers depends on whether you have a vinyl or aluminum door. For repairs to hinged patio and entry doors please see how to repair a door. Then if you have a vinyl door unscrew the old rollers and slot in the new ones before screwing them into place. Your sliding glass door is made out of two glass doors.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Sliding glass door repair will get the job done. Here s how to repair your sliding door and make it run like new. Sliding door repairs are discussed in this article.

Use the wooden block and rubber mallet to gently tap the frame back onto the door. Because sliding doors don t fold out the way bifold doors do they allow access to only half the width of the opening at a time. Years of dirt exposure to the elements and hard use can turn sliding doors into sticking doors. The first step regardless of what kind of door you have is removing the door from the track.

You may have to lift the roller door out of the track and over the frame or you may have to unscrew the stationary door from its frame and then lift the roller door out.