This DIY video demonstrates how to clean, lube and adjust the wheels on a screen door so that it slides without binding and so it stays on the track. The only tool required is a Phillips ("cross") screw driver.
Thank you so much! I looked a a couple of other videos that only gave a simple “put the wheels in the track” explanation and my screen door still wasn’t operating correctly. Once I applied everything in your video, my screen door works properly, gliding smoothly and not coming off the track anymore.
Just got done rescreening my door. Took it out in the spring. My Dad passed away, and it's just been sitting there. I NEED the cool air at night. So, I'm proud of myself for that, but do I remember how I got it out? Dumb luck I think! 😋 Once I watched your video I was so happy it was so easy!! Stupid screen took me 2 hrs. (hey, I'm old, my first one). But Bless you Sir for helping the person that does things because they have to, not because they dig it. 🤗 I subscribed. Have a feeling I'm going to be needing more help.
OMG ! Merci, merci, merci !!! You surely saved my day, and lots of frustration in my summer (and a divorce, for my hubby abandoned trying to deal with the screen door and becomes impossible to bare haha - now let your wife repair this, honey !). When I got the door out, I saw that we had one wheel ok. Others 3 were closed in the door, like if there is a spring missing for them to stay out like the one that looks ok. And it's dirty in there ! I'll have a better idea when I get his clean, but if there is a missing part I may order wheels, I imagine that it's the thing to do... The door was "working" but not properly since we bought the house 8 years ago. I'll make it work with your help ! Huge thanks from Québec province !
Thanks! I’ve watched many, many sliding screen door videos, and this is by far the best. I got the tracks and wheels cleaned and adjusted, and, for the first time, the little screws at the tops and bottoms of the door made sense!
I'm so happy I came across your DYI screen door! I didn't know there were screws that you could adjust. I just adjusted the bottom and the door shuts flush. Thank you!
Yes ! Your detailed video covers pretty much everything a DIY guy needs to tackle to sliding screen door issues. Congrats ! Almost 4 years late to the party :)
Thanks so much!!! This video was informative and easy to understand.I had the same problem with the track being bent. The file worked well. I wouldn't have known what to do about that bent track. I fixed my screen door and now it works PERFECTLY!!!
Left out the adjustment to square the door off with the jamb. When closing the screen door, need to align it with that jamb when closed. The adjustment to do that is in the wheels, just an additional step is needed if the gap at the jamb when the door is closed is different top to bottom. Maybe that adjustment wasn't necessary for this door, but not always the case. Good video, clearly presented.
I like the video a lot because you were using the right tools to get job done plus even when you tore part of the material from your screen door, you still did a great job keeping together. I learned some-thing new because of you to day, keep up the good work.
I had a broken wheel on the bottom of a slider wheel. The wheel is spring loaded with coiled spring. I could not find this type on the tube. However, this video helped in adjusting the top and bottom tension screws well enough to operate the slider smoothly. Thank you very much for this video.
Hi Mr. DiyGuy. Thank you for taking the time to post this video. Very informative and good camera work too! Hope your leg healed up after the cat got to your leg.
Thanks, got our old 70’s door rolling again. One tip, the wheels roll on the “rail” on the bottom of our door, and the top wheels fit in the slot. Don’t know if that’s universal, but a close up on the wheels going into the slots would be useful. Thanks again!
Finally made ours work reasonably well this morning. The video did it! I went to two of my local 'everything you need stores' and neither of them had new wheels of the right size nor did they have new 'corners'. Amazon claims to but you have to take the door apart to see which are the right ones. Next time maybe I'll just buy a new door!
Thanks for the video, I never had one of those rolling screen doors the apartment came with no screen, and a saw a neighbor put his rolling screen in the dumpster and I picked up and I'm traying to fixit
I wish I could figure out how to keep it from coming off of the track when my 10 lb cat lunges at birds on the balcony. He almost went right over the balcony last week. 😢 It's our first time living in an upstairs apartment. He's never bothered screen doors before. Birds and squirrels were always around. I'm not to leave the slider fully open, but it's hot. Is there anything that I can do to make it a little harder to come off of the tracks from a simple impact? Thanks for your video!
Just use a candle and run some wax on the bottom rail, this will make your sliding door run smoother without and any hang ups. I use this method to make my sliding door run smoother.
My screen door is not big enough to stay in. I've adjusted the wheels and there is still too much gap. Are there wheels that have a higher wheel adjustment? I was thinking of putting dowel sticks in the track
mr diyguy my screen door wont come off the track. I adjusted the four screws counter clockwise, but only half of the door comes off. I cant access the stuck wheel as there is no room to get a putty knife under the wheel?
Thanks for the great video the title says something about Lube. but I don’t see anything about that in the video I’m wondering if silicon spray is the correct way but I don’t want to apply too much
Very good observation. Yes silicon lubes on the roller shaft is helpful. Don just spray lubes everywhere ot it will attract dirt. Equally important to live is vacuuming out the track to ensure rollers don't bind on debris while opening and closing. Let us know how you make out.
mr diyguy123 Yeah I completely cleaned the tracks out and Then I used a narrowed down vacuum adapter to increase the suction to Get all of that grime out of there
When I had the slider door off I realized that the bearings in the little wheels on the one side are completely blown out but the ones on the handle side are perfect and so it still makes the funny noise when it opens. I’m wondering if there’s a place I can order the wheels for an old slider that was installed in 1977? 🤣
ps, sure that wasn't a Bobcat? Ouch! Raised 7 Rotties, an Irish wolfhound/ pitt mix. (mother was the pittie). And a Tennesse Treeing hound dog. That was one vicious cat! 🤕
Why did he not replace the worn- out wheel before putting the screen back up? That's what I was looking for. But hey, this grandma managed to figure it out. Beats buying a new screen door. Oh, and actually i needed and had a Robertson screwdriver ! Only in Canada , eh ? ( square hole)
I suggest taking the door completely off of the track and looking at the wheels closely to see if the assembly pulls out and unscrews and then slides back into place as possible adjustment mechanism
Excellent video!!!As a side note, Bug was heard saying: Hey, Mister, can you please go somewhere else to do your teaching videos??? I'm living up to my pest expectation... Don't make it harder to get inside!!🐞🐞🐞🪲🐛
