Over time the sliding glass door track accumulates dirt and grime.
How to fix a sliding glass door that is hard to open.
Locate the two adjusting screws at the bottom of the door on the face or edge of the door and pry off the trim caps that cover the screws.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
In this video i show how to fix a sliding glass door that is very difficult to slide.
Then remove the door stop at the top of the frame which should be as simple as unscrewing it.
This may or may not provide a temporary solution.
Sliding glass door track cleaning.
Remove the door from the track.
The most common homeowner fix is to simply lubricate the roller or track the best you can.
Door is difficult to open and slide.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Remove the plug and use a screwdriver to tighten and loosen the roller height making very small adjustments and testing each time.
First all you need to do is simply give the sliding door track a good scrubbing.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench.
This slows down your door considerably.
This will retract the rollers and make the door flush with the track.
Most sliding patio doors have one or two small holes at the top and bottom of the door for adjusting the roller height.
Standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
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.
Rollers that are underneath the sliding door inside the frame tend to wear out making the slider hard to open.
Clean the sliding glass door track.