How To Adjust A Patio Sliding Screen Door

Turn the adjustment screw counterclockwise and lower the door until it rests on the track.

How to adjust a patio sliding screen door.

To force the lower wheels off the track stick the tip of a flathead screwdriver under them. Locate the first screw on the sliding screen door wheel assembly. Some types of sliding screen doors take a little more effort but still aren t too difficult to remove. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.

There s an adjustment screw for each wheel near the corners of the door s frame. Use the screwdriver to adjust this first screw. Unlock the wheels with a screwdriver if you can t remove the door. On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.

Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. Your first step is to remove the screen door from its tracks photos 1 and 2. This diy video demonstrates how to clean lube and adjust the wheels on a screen door so that it slides without binding and so it stays on the track. Then raise it one roller until it lifts the door about 1 4 in.

There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers. If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction. Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track. Then pry them up gently until they pop off the track.

I used a steak knife to pry the plugs loose. Turning the screw clockwise will cause the sliding screen door to become higher as the wheels lower. Turn the adjustment screws counterclockwise to release tension on the wheels and lower the door.