If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.
How to fix an uneven sliding door.
Adjust an uneven door with tips from a professional handyman in this free home repair video series.
Align each adjustment screw with.
Remove the door from the track.
If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.
Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.
How to fix a misaligned door step 1.
Remove the head stop.
The family handyman suggests covering the.
First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the.
Outside set up a couple of sawhorses with pads.
Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door.
How to repair your sliding door step 1.
Place the door on a pair of sawhorses for easy access to the rollers on the bottom.
Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.
With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.
Reinstall the hinge with 2 3 cardboard shims behind it.
If the gap is larger on one side open the door then lift up and move the bottom pivot outward toward the jamb and set it into the next adjacent toothed position in the bottom bracket.
Reinstall your clean rollers.
Take down any removable grilles shades.
Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.
2 shims will be enough for a door that s slightly uneven but if part of the door is touching the frame when you checked the spacing use 3 shims.
Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.
Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at.
If the door doesn t hang level leaving an uneven gap between the door and door frame look for an adjustable mounting screw at the inside top of each door.
Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door.