All it takes is a few turns of the adjusting screw on the edge of the bottom rail of the door.
Adjust sliding patio door rollers.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
The patio door will meet the jamb at an offset angle if one roller is higher than the other.
Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.
Sticking door no more.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working.
A sliding door will be out of alignment with the frame when the rollers need adjusting.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
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.
The lock will not meet up with the frame latch unless the rollers hold the door the correct height.
Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.
The best time to be sure a sliding patio door is properly adjusted is before it starts sticking in its track or hopping out of it.
This stresses the corners of the door and if the corner joints become loose the door will eventually fall apart.
Tuning up a balky door for sliding glass door repair.
Over time the framing of your home settles.
Badly aligned rollers inside the bottom of a patio screen door will cause the door to bind or stick when opening or closing.
The rollers at the top can also wear down lowering the bottom of the door so that it rubs on the track.
Adjust rollers to start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench.
But you can adjust the door to glide smoothly with just a screwdriver.
Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
How to adjust sliding glass door rollers for a smoother ride.
The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming.