Sliding Door Latch Adjustment

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Sliding door latch adjustment.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track. This video will show you how to properly adjust the lock and handle on your milgard sliding glass door. If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.

The wheels on the glass sliding patio door have an adjustment screw at the bot. Download instructions for more information. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends. 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. Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door. Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller. Hold the door open and examine the latch barrel s movement as you turn the doorknob both ways.

Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door. If your house is an older one it may be that the problem is a sticky latch which is one of the easiest latch problems to fix. How to fix a glass sliding patio door that dosnt roll close or lock properly. When you have it extended give it a pull and see if it will come out further.

Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. Free delivery with 45 order. Prime line sliding glass door handle set 3 15 16 in diecast white mortise hook style model c 1204 24 98 24 98. I used a steak knife to pry the plugs loose.

On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.