Sliding Door Latch Adjustment

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Sliding door latch adjustment.

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. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends. Free delivery with 45 order. Hold the door open and examine the latch barrel s movement as you turn the doorknob both ways.

Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track. I used a steak knife to pry the plugs loose. When you have it extended give it a pull and see if it will come out further. The wheels on the glass sliding patio door have an adjustment screw at the bot.

Download instructions for more information. This video will show you how to properly adjust the lock and handle on your milgard sliding glass door. How to fix a glass sliding patio door that dosnt roll close or lock properly. On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.

There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers. Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door. To 48 in aluminum white security bar lock model u 9921 17 72 17 72. If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.

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. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller. When locking the sliding door the latch should catch the lock strike in the jamb without effort.

Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.