Removing Sliding Glass Door From Track

You ll find the sliding door easier to lift from its track if you slide it to the center of the track.

Removing sliding glass door from track.

You will find the head stop attached to the top track of your sliding glass door. Your sliding glass door may have a doorstop that covers the inside edge of the door frame. Break and vibration detectors installed on your sliding glass door and windows will alert you when someone is attempting to break through. In addition at the base of the door are rollers.

Customize your door alarm. Remove the sliding glass door at the bottom of the track you ll see a slight indent that is intended for easy removal. Next you ll need to remove the adjustment screws by accessing them on the side panels at the bottom of the door. Keep lowering the panel until it is completely out of the upper track and free.

Sliding patio doors have two separate units namely the sliding door panel and the stationary panel. Sensors on your sliding glass doors needn t be all or nothing. Remove the screws that hold the fixed door in place in the sliding door tracks. One of the first things to do is to remove the actual sliding panels themselves to get rid of the weight and make it easier to do the job.

Slide the door till it hits this point. You may like my other videos. To remove the screen door use a flathead screwdriver. On most sliding doors there is a track that the door fits into and it rides backwards and forwards on this track.

You may need to remove retaining screws at the top middle and bottom edges of the door. Open the door and ask your helper to slightly lift the screen door. Once you have removed the bottom of the screen door repeat the same with the upper portion of the screen door. This video shows you how to take apart sliding glass doors.

Once you remove it be careful not to let the door fall over. Insert the screwdriver at the bottom to lift the rollers from the track. This door will be heavy and may require you to use a sturdy pry bar to lift it enough for it to clear the track it s in. Step 4 remove the sliding door.

If yours does you will need to use your screwdriver to remove this head stop. Remove the sliding screen door by tilting the top toward you then lifting it up out of the bottom track. Just type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar. The door should slide right out of the top track once you ve freed it from the bottom track.

Once the door is completely loose from the frame set it aside somewhere safe such as against the side of the house or lying flat on a work bench.