Thanks
There is a lot more to this than I was expecting.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fixeruppers/links/D_001339291853/
I just created some links in this folder to
some relevant youTube videos, since the links section
in our group is closed.
Bill Z
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com,
Steve Wilson <virtualwilz@...> wrote:
>
> There are many brands of sliding glass doors. All of them use different
> guide wheels. What tends to happen is the guide wheels get stuck and
> stop spinning. When they stop spinning they get a flat spot and stop
> rolling or clunk when they roll. Its possible for them to come off the
> track too.
> Removing the door and removing the guide wheel assembly, then replacing
> them should fix the problem. Its possible the guide wheels are just out
> of adjustment too. My sliding glass door has 2 holes at the bottom of
> the door for adjusting the guide wheels up and down to lift the door off
> the guide rail and make them hold the weight of the door. When the
> wheels carry the weight of the door and they aren't flat and their
> bearings are good, the door should slide easily. The wheel adjustment
> should also set the position of the door latch.
> If you don't know the brand of door you have, the only way to get the
> right replacements is to remove them and match them up at the hardware
> store.
> Be careful, you have to remove the moving door section to get to the
> wheels. It can be pretty heavy and awkward. Its too easy for it to get
> out of control when moving or handling it. Be sure you have somewhere
> stable and secure to place the door to get to the wheels. My door
> releases by removing a top rail so the door will tilt out. They all
> probably are different. You may have to study it closely to figure it out.
> Here's a link to Home Depot that shows a bunch of the door wheels they
> carry. I think the link is to Home Depot near me but it shouldn't matter
> much.
> http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/Search?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&keyword=patio%20door%20wheels&Ns=None&Ntpr=1&Ntpc=1&selectedCatgry=SEARCH+ALL
> Steve
>
>
> On 6/9/2012 9:21 AM, Bill Z wrote:
> >
> >
> > Anyone know what can be used to make a heavy sliding door
> > glide over the "aluminum" tract more easily ?
> >
> > I cleaned it all up and then used some wd40 on it
> > but that did not help much.
> >
> > WD40 works great for a few days until it apparently
> > evaporates (?)
> >
> > Now it sometimes glides ok now but not consistently,
> > which is also puzzling to me. When you lubricate
> > something shouldn't it work, or not work, consistently ?
> >
> > Bill Z
> > Delaware County, PA
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WingedFriends/
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dogpark-National-News/
> >
> >
>
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