How To Replace Rollers In A Sliding Glass Door

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How to replace rollers in a sliding glass door.

Once unscrewed at top and bottom gently knock a block of wood against the frame with a hammer as shown in the picture below. Unscrew the rollers and remove them. Replace the bottom frame. Take a roller to your local hardware store and purchase a replacement.

Insert the replacement sliding door rollers into the cavity along the bottom of the door. Replace the roller screws and use your phillips screwdriver to turn them clockwise until tight. The rollers are at the top and or at the bottom of the door. The right way to replace sliding glass door rollers depends on whether you have a vinyl or aluminum door.

Make sure the rollers spin sufficiently before re installing your sliding glass door. Then if you have a vinyl door unscrew the old rollers and slot in the new ones before screwing them into place. Lay down the door. You can find replacement patio sliding glass door hardware here.

In this video we show you how to replace a roller in a patio sliding glass door. In this mobile minute we replace the rollers on a sliding patio glass door. Make sure you bring along the broken one so that you could compare it and got the right side. Use the wooden block and rubber mallet to gently tap the frame back onto the.

The first step regardless of what kind of door you have is removing the door from the track. Insert the new rollers in the door lining up the holes on the rollers with the holes in the bottom of the door insert the new rollers in place.