Slide the door back and forth a few times to make sure all the wheels are rolling.
How to adjust wheels on sliding glass door.
Every standard sliding glass door has adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth within the track.
Once the one side is adjusted you can adjust the wheel on the other side.
Over time the framing of your home settles.
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The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
Lift up the door then push the top pair of wheels into the upper track.
The sliding screen door lowers which makes it possible for you to remove the sliding screen door.
Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.
Turning the screw counterclockwise raises the wheels on the sliding screen door.
On the bottom portion of your sliding glass door you should see a small hole on each side of the door.
Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door.
These holes hide the adjustment screw for the coordinating rollers.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
How to adjust sliding glass doors.
Use the tension screws as needed to fine tune the adjustment.
Clean the sliding glass door track.
The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming.
Over time the sliding glass door track accumulates dirt and grime.
This slows down your door considerably.
The rollers at the top can also wear down lowering the bottom of the door so that it rubs on the track.
In these cases the problem is usually that the rollers at the bottom of the door have started to rub against the track.
Standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
Each sliding screen door typically works on 2 wheels with each having their own adjustable screw.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working.
Reinstall the door to test the replacement wheels.
You can alter the height of these rollers by accessing the adjustment screws which are set into slots on the door s outer edges perpendicular with the rollers themselves.