Patio Door Repair/Replace Track
My door is hard to open and to close. A groove has been made just to the right of center on the track. It is apparent the track will need replacing, can this be done,if so, just how and with what amount of difficulty? Thank you for any help you might be able to furnish. I would like NOT TO HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR! Unless you have a name brand door, like Andersen or something along that line that you can determine WHO made it, the chances you can get a replacement part are slim to none. And even IF you can get a replacement part, the sills are generally screwed to the side jambs from the outside of the frame.....this means you have to take the entire door and frame out to get to it..... The long and short of it is: you'll probably have to replace the door. http://www.hygrademetal.com/product.htm replace the rollers at the same time..... Rollers and the above track cover are available at most glass shops. Thanks Andy Stephen S, I like the idea Stephen had. It would be less expensive, I think. :-) How would I go about finding which of those illistrated would fit my door? How/what to measure? Thanks again. Pretty sure the product StephenS is telling you about is what some glass shops call a snap cap. (couldn't get past the first page of the URL he posted.) They are generally a 'one-size-fits-all' piece, you just cut it to length and use a rubber mallet or a block of wood to snap it onto your existing track. Certainly replace the rollers at the same time. Take one of the old ones with you to get the replacement rollers. (These are NOT one-size-fits-all!!) Lefty, Thanks for the reply and info. I will give the local Glass store a call to make sure they have this part. On two occasions I have taken the door off track to see if I could see just remove the rollers, each time I've had to put the door back (weather) without finding remove them. Tomorrow I'll have another look. I would like to tell you just how much help the DIY forums have been to me. I have yet to post a question that I haven't received a prompt reply. You guys are great. Thanks again. Older aluminum style: remove the sliding door. remove the the screw on each lower side....(the screw which secures the sides to the bottom). Tap off the bottom with a block of wood.. Take the bottom to a glass shop.. The retrofit track cover is a press on..... Stephen S, If I'm reading you correctly then my door isn't the older style because when I look at it there is no bottom to be unscrewed and knocked out/off. Instead, on each end/side of door there are two holes, one above the other. The bottom hole has a screw...the other is a open hole that might be where you would get to another screw. These holes are on both sides of door. I'll remove door tomorrow to look at the bottom (where rollers are located) to have a better 'picture'. Thanks guys, you have been a big help. I like doityourself's forums!! There are many different styles of rollers, and removal can vary. If you can't see remove the rollers, can you take the door to the glass shop and let them do it? Lefty, Good idea. We have a Sub. that should be just fine to haul the door. First, after it gets a little warmer, I will have a look at the rollers Thanks...and I will post when I find the answer. Advertisements within the forums is not allowed. Ads, advertisements, solicitations to buy or sell products, services or solicitations to hire a person, company to do work are not allowed within the forums. Advertisement Policy and Disclosure Statements: This forum topic nor any other forum topic on this web site was not intended to be used as a public bulletin board for the free posting of ads, solicitations and/or advertisements of any kind. Forums and their topics where intended to be used to exchange helpful problem solving methods and solutions to questions and not intended to be used as a public advertisement bulletin board. 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Failure to comply with these policy rules, any part of the policy rules, will result in loss of membership privileges allowed on this web site. If anyone has any objections to this policy, I encourage you to contact the website administrator directly and state your objection. The Contact Us link is provide below for your convenience. Website Host Moderator twelvepole Thank you for your reply. I will certainly keep your company in mind when I have the info on the rollers...type size. It's still cold out! One thing, will the top rollers be the same as bottom and should all be replaced? Again, thank you for your reply to my post. It's appreciated. Patio glass doors usually only have rollers on the bottom. We've seen rollers on the top before and if this is the case with your door, simply switch the rollers from top to bottom vice versa. I was able to take the door down. and there were no rollers on top. I had thought there might be just as the screens have. Went to Fort Worth (Tx) and a fellow at the glass shop showed me remove my rollers and they also had the track cover. Lucky me. I will post later.. Thank you all for the help. :-)
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