Slide the closet doors so one is directly in front of the other.
Removing sliding closet doors from top track.
Make sure you hold it in place as you remove the screws so it does not fall on you.
Loosen every single screw to ensure that you don t miss one and crack your.
Look at the bottom of each closet door to locate wheels that rest on the bottom track.
Score the top of the door with a utility knife.
Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track.
You don t need to score the underside because a circular saw cuts on the up stroke.
Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track.
Locate the screws on the closet sliding door track.
Pull the bottom out slightly at about a 10 degree angle and push it up to release the wheels from the top track.
Use the screwdriver and remove them from both the tracks.
How to remove sliding bypass closet doors from their track 1.
Both the top and bottom tracks are secure to the floor with screws.
How to get old bypass closet doors back on track occasionally we ve had a door come off the overhead track and experienced a great deal of frustration getting the door back up and rolling smoothly.
Mark with a pencil.
Replacing sliding closet doors or making repairs to the upper rail requires getting the closet doors off the slider rails.
At the bottom of the opening is a floor guide with two channels.
In this video we show how to remove a sliding closet door facebook.
Even if you have brackets on the bottom of your door they re probably just connected to your wheels.
Pull the door away from the closet.
Next carefully lift the door up at a slight angle to remove the bottom rollers from the track.
When working on the top track.
Loosen the screws at the top of both doors.
This will help you catch the first door while.
Cut the door 1 1 4 inches shorter than the distance from the floor to the track.