How To Remove Sliding Glass Door From Track

Remove this cap because as you ll notice it is covering a gap inside of which is a screw.

How to remove sliding glass door from track.

Removing an andersen sliding stationary patio door. Sliding glass doors have two adjustment screws that control the rollers height. You may like my other videos. Ask a helper to hold the sliding door and the remove the screw with a cordless drill.

To remove the screen door use a flathead screwdriver. Remove the door by pulling it out of the top track of the door frame. Just type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar. Insert the screwdriver at the bottom to lift the rollers from the track.

Sliding glass doors are large and once you remove the doors from their tracks you will need plenty. If your sliding glass doors don t have the screen door then you may move on to the next step. Once you ve gathered these supplies follow the steps below to remove your sliding glass door. When the screw is removed the stop will come off the frame which will allow the door to tilt inward.

In order to remove the sliding one effectively lift it upwards into the upper track and ask a helper to push the bottom gently and carefully toward you. Sliding patio doors have two separate units namely the sliding door panel and the stationary panel. Tilt the door inward and lift up to remove it from the frame and the bottom track. Remove the adjustment screw covers.

Determine the size of the screwdriver you ll need reach back into the gap with your screwdriver and adjust that screw counter clockwise as far as it will go. Keep lowering the panel until it is completely out of the upper track and free. Prep the floor foam sheets or thick blankets will protect your floor from any. Once the door is completely loose from the frame set it aside somewhere safe such as against the side of the house or lying flat on a work bench.

Vacuum the tracks of the sliding door whenever you are cleaning to keep dirt build up to a minimum in the door tracks. On the bottom edge of the door you ll notice a cap. This video shows you how to take apart sliding glass doors. Open the door and ask your helper to slightly lift the screen door.

You ll want at least ten feet of clear space. The door should slide right out of the top track once you ve freed it from the bottom track.