How To Remove Sliding Wooden Door From Track

In order to remove the sliding one effectively lift it upwards into the upper track and ask a helper to push the bottom gently and carefully toward you.

How to remove sliding wooden door from track.

Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track. Once this is complete repeat the process with the inside closet door. Sometimes patio doors become hard to open even when the track is clean. Sliding patio doors have two separate units namely the sliding door panel and the stationary panel.

To take the door out you ll lift it out from the bottom track. Next carefully lift the door up at a slight angle to remove the bottom rollers from the track. In addition to cleaning and lubricating sliding door tracks you want to lubricate the door lock. Unscrew the brackets on the top of your doors to loosen them.

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. Keep lowering the panel until it is completely out of the upper track and free. Remove the door by pulling it out of the top track of the door frame.

To make space to maneuver it you will loosen the brackets on the back. The best way to lubricate any lock is to disassemble it and use an aerosol lubricant to flush away grime and coat the moving parts of the lock.