How to adjust sliding glass door rollers for a smoother ride.
How to adjust andersen patio door rollers.
Sometimes patio doors become hard to open even when the track is clean.
Spring guides or spring loaded rollers on top and rollers on bottom the insect screen latching mechanism is located on the side jamb of two panel doors and on the locking stile of three panel doors fig.
In these cases the problem is usually that the rollers at the bottom of the door have started to rub against the track.
Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.
2 insert a flat blade screwdriver turning the screwdriver clockwise to raise the panel and counterclockwise to lower the panel see image.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
Open the door several inches and insert a pencil between the inside and outside.
Andersen gliding patio door 400 series frenchwood.
Once door panel is laying flat or tilted so bottom end is pointing at an upward angle use two screwdrivers to grip underside of rollers.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
To check andersen roller adjustment 1.
After adjusting the rollers for operation and checking for an even reveal you may need.
Close the door on the pencil.
Andersen rollers are not screwed or nailed in to door and should pop out easily although rollers may come out separate from bracket.
1 remove the caps located on the interior bottom rail of the door.
To adjust your andersen gliding patio door.
The rollers at the top can also wear down lowering the bottom of the door so that it rubs on the track.
Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door.
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.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.