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My sliding glass door is hard to open.
Can it be fixed.
This slows down your door considerably.
Sliding doors are very heavy very breakable and very expensive this is a two person job.
Sliding glass doors typically have from 2 to 4 panels.
First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Be sure to brush down both sides of the track as well as help scrub out the dirt that exists in the middle move the door along the track to expose the front scrub move the door back to the closed position scrub and so on.
Like anything mechanical the parts that help these heavy doors slide require maintenance become worn or break over prolonged use or time.
The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
It is a keller smith make and i have already tried oil grease and graphite with no help.
Standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
Fix your sticking hard to open close door with armor all duration.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Rollers that are underneath the sliding door inside the frame tend to wear out making the slider hard to open.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
First all you need to do is simply give the sliding door track a good scrubbing.
Never leave the glass door unattended.
The most common homeowner fix is to simply lubricate the roller or track the best you can.
My sliding glass door is dragging and hard to open and close.
Dirt moisture and normal wear and tear may damage the door and its tracks making it hard to open or close the door.
Clean the sliding glass door track.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
The heat and humidity of summer make it quite difficult to keep sliding glass doors in good condition.