Use the phillips screwdriver to loosen the adjustment screws so you can pull up the rollers.
How to take out sliding door rollers.
The rollers are located on the bottom of the sliding door and give the door the ability to slide.
Then tilt it slightly with help and remove it from the upper track of the door frame as well.
Once removed have your partner help you tilt it and move it out of the doorway.
This makes the door very difficult to open or close until the problem is fixed.
Alternatively if you have an aluminum door take out the screws around the rollers and use a hammer and a wooden block to remove the bottom panel from the door.
4 removing the sliding door before removing the door slide it to the point in the track where you see an indent.
Keep your sliding doors in working condition by periodically removing them and cleaning the tracks.
Once you have the sliding glass door out most sliding door rollers are held in position by the same screw which keeps the door corners together.
Often times they get dirty and wear out making it difficult to open the door.
So you ll need to put the panel on it s side take out the screw in the corner then flip the panel over removing other screw in the bottom corner.
While cleaning the rollers can be a solution if a crack or bend occurs it s best to replace them with new rollers.
Disassemble a sliding glass door to replace the rollers or when installing a new sliding glass door.
Then take out the old rollers and slide in the new ones before reinstalling the bottom panel.
You may need the philips screwdriver again to free the door from the track.
If you have an older sliding glass door your rollers may have become rusty because sliding door units did not always use stainless steel rollers.
If the rollers supporting the sliding door move off the track then the whole door will move out of alignment.
Every sliding glass door has adjustment screws that hold the rollers of the door in place.