In a world of sliding glass doors, a challenge to explore, Rollers worn, sliding dreams seemed to be no more. I stood, unsure, with tools in hand, Not knowing how to make my door withstand. With doubt in my heart and a frown on my face, I sought a guide in the vast online space. Then came your video, a beacon of light, A DIY hero, making things right. Step by step, you unveiled the way, Replacing rollers, keeping troubles at bay. Each turn of the wrench, a triumph declared, In your tutorial, a skill was shared. With patience and knowledge, you paved the path, A poetic journey of a handy aftermath. The sliding door, once stubborn and slow, Now glides with grace, a smooth, silent flow. I thank you for the wisdom you've bestowed, For in your video, confidence was sowed. A tale of sliding doors, transformed anew, A lesson learned, thanks to you.
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful while tackling this project and hitting a snag at my father's house. The vid made it easier once we had an idea of how the doors came out of their track. Great vid
I have a security door on one of my sliding doors that I thought I would have to remove to access the door wheels- going to be easier than I thought. The other door that I just replaced the wheels on this morning, did not have to remove the stationary side. It works so smooth now, thanks for the great video!
I was going to replace mine today but couldn't find local ones. So I just cleaned and lubed mine. I did not have to remove the lower trim piece or stationary door. I did however have to remove a vinyl trim piece on the end of the door to access the hidden removal screw.
My patio door had a different design, the side bolt was also for adjusting the roller (and door) height, and should actually not be removed. Instead I had to split open the frame around the glass, which exposed a screw above the roller mechanism, to release it
Greetings, I have an older and much heavier door. The basics seem similar. Thanks again for posting. Great work...short, sweet, brief and to the point. Two thumbs up Vinny
Having never considered how the rollers on a sliding glass door worked myself (managed to dodge this chore for 56 years) I turned to RU-vid. Your video was very helpful! My door was different; I had to remove the bottom part of the frame, then slide the rollers out of the ends. All back together and working like new. Thanks!
Good video! My husband and I are going to try this on a sticky glass sliding door. I would prefer not to have the music so that I can concentrate on what you are saying.
dude, you make it look so easy..thanks for the helpful tips..its remembering to adjust those damn wheels to the highest point and removing the inbuilt track that got me frustrated on my last job (dohhh!)
good job.. I have done a few and have always been able to lift the sliding door off the track from the inside. did not need to remove the stationary door. the hardest part has been finding the same roller to replace it with. that track cover could be useful. Thanks .
Thank you! We hear ya on finding out a replacement, though. If you ever get stuck, keep us in mind. We carry a ton of replacement options and have a pretty good team that can help figure out what you need. Just send them a picture of the old roller here - www.swisco.com/page-id-part And we have track covers! - www.swisco.com/cl/Patio-Sliding-Glass-Door-Accessories
Just watched this. VERY helpful. I was too busy watching and listening to worry about the background music.:-) I am a musician by the way. From Australia.Thanks.
Thanks for the instructions. However, it was not that easy. My house was built in the 70's. Everything was stuck and needed a lot of lube and prying to get it all apart. With a lot of prying we finally got the door out of the track. After clean up and installing the new rollers as instructed we could not get the door back on the track just would not go in, too tight. So, we cut a 1/4" of the top of the door, went in perfect. I happy to say now have new rollers and door slids beautful. Thank you again for video.
You may find our latest DIY video helpful. It not only shows you how to install and adjust the wheels on your vinyl patio glass door, it also shows how to remove and replace the doors, including the stationary door & sliding screen door.
SWISCO Thank you for the video, I’m my case I couldn’t release the sliding door from rail I removed the fixes side but not the mobile side even the screws were relaxed all way to the end, any thoughts ?
@@fadli2108 It could remove from the bottom instead of from the top. If you reach out to our experts, they should be able to figure it out for you! www.swisco.com/page-id-part
@@emilemorais4106 Maybe the sliding door can come out inside the house first and then onto a table to remove old and install new rollers. It is possible that the only way to get sliding door out is to take off the stationary first though. Depends on the door/frame.
This technique may not work for many large heavy S. Florida sliding glass doors. Even when the rollers are set to their lowest position, removing each 300-400 lb glass door pane may still not lift up enough to clear the track on both bottom edges of the glass door. The inner edge of the glass door may not clear the entire bottom of the track, due to the angle required to remove it. May be better off using a rubber mallot and removing the metal edge caps on each door to access and pull out the rollers. Other videos demonstrated this technique: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z2bm8MZiFgI.html
I have some old three door (all sliding) aluminium patio doors... the center door is the only one that is used and I think must have square rollers as it is a keep fit exercise to open it now. I spose I could swap the rollers over from one of the unused doors? Can't swap the doors over as they are not all the same because of the locking mechanism. Great video though ^ (apart from the crass musak)
Does this apply to Sliding patio doors on Mobile Homes? Mines got a broken roller and thus cannot be opened from the outside and can be opened from the inside by lifting on the stationary door side of the sliding part.
If the holes are still mostly intact, try using some washers to support the screws. If the damage to the screw holes is too severe, or if large pieces of the door frame are missing, you may need a new door.
What's plan be for older elders that don't have the corner brackets? Can the roller screw be loosened up in place, tightened up then manually lifted out?
Well, there are two issues here: how do you replace a roller if there are no brackets, and how can the roller be lifted out? If you need help with your specific hardware set-up, due to your set-up not having brackets, send a photo of what you have, and we will judge for you. You can do that here: www.swisco.com/page-id-part If you're having trouble removing rollers from a door, especially if it's physically difficult, we recommend contacting a professional. It can be dangerous to remove a door without being prepared.
I wish it was this easy! I have an SGD-R20 series 720 sliding door. The rollers don't come out when I remove the screws. I tried hammering the sides of the door in an attempt to clear 1-1.5in of space so I can slide out the rollers through the sides of the door, but that doesn't work; nothing budges.
Unfortunately, the make and model will not tell you the correct rollers for your door. The only way to match up the correct roller is to remove one and match it up by style and dimensions.
This technique does NOT work for many large heavy S. Florida sliding glass doors. Even when the rollers are set to their lowest position, removing each 300-400 lb glass door may *still* not lift up enough to clear the track on both bottom edges of the glass door. The inner edge of the glass door may not clear the entire bottom of the track, due to the angle required to remove it. May be better off using a rubber mallot and removing the metal edge caps on each door to access and pull out the rollers. Other videos demonstrated this technique: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z2bm8MZiFgI.html
Is there a way for one person to do this? Messing with the heavy door on the balcony of my apt is kind of scary especially if I have to turn it over to get at the rollers. Is there some cool trick or tool that will help?
We bought a house built in the 70's and noticed that the sliding doors were installed backwards. We have 2 sliding doors and the rollers are gone on the biggest one. I was thinking since I will need to take the sliding door off to repair the rollers, would it be possible to switch the stationary side (was installed on the inside) with the sliding side (was installed on the outside)? Would the whole frame have to be turned around?
+Kevin Sissons It's very hard to say, Kevin. Firstly, some patio doors have the slider installed on the outside (see Peachtree doors). At this point, we would really need to see some pictures of your current setup in order to offer some recommendations. More specifically, we would need to see the patio door sill to see which way it drains. Normally the inside of the track has a high lip and the outside of the track slopes to the outside for drainage. Be sure to check out our Discussion Board over at SWISCO.com - there you can submit pictures and get some feedback from our experts.
Yep. Did mine today and it’s exactly like the one in the video. Same rollers and everything. Took 3 minutes to take off track. 1. Adjust rollers to lowest setting. 2. Pick one side of door and slide putty knife under roller set. 3. Slide door out of jam. Repeat on other side. I learned it from this video which he covers in the first couple of minutes. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WXC79HeKVRs.html
@@IndyAustin We did that today too but we can't get the door back on - we can't get it over the metal frame lip. Any ideas? We are so frustrated. This should be so easy!!
I was trying to adjust the rollers but the screw is a few inches inside and doesn't to a standard or phillips head it seems to have a square hole in the center is that a Scrulox screw or maybe something different.............Thanks
Fara Shelley 0 seconds ago do we have to remove stationary door first?! could we take moving door out from other side without removing stationery door?1
Hi Fara. We removed the stationary door for easier access to the sliding door. In most cases, whether or not you can remove the door from the inside depends on the shape of the track. If the sliding door clears the inside lip of the track after raising the rollers, you should be able to remove it by tilting it towards the inside.
How do you get off a very stuck sill plate (the first thing you removed that keeps the stationary door fixed)? It has been stepped on for 15 years and doesn't want to budge. Any suggestions?
I have your SWISCO replacement slider. The new slider rail is aluminum. Aluminum is not very strong. Would it be a good idea to purchase a stainless steel rail to slide over the aluminum rail so it will last longer? Thank you
Can you replace just one door? One of our patio door broke so we just need to replace one. Are they all standard size or do i have to do a special order?
Tommy Monje On that particular patio door shown in the video, you can switch it from left to right. It's a vinyl door that has cutouts for wheels on both the top and bottom of the operating door. On the stationary door, you would just "flip" it around to the other side. Now, you'd have to make sure the inner-locking mechanism matches up with both doors. Keep in mind, not all doors can be switched. It will depend on the type of door you have.
For the roller used in this video, turning the adjustment screw clockwise raises the door. I believe this applies to the majority of rollers since a lot of them use the same type of adjustment mechanism.
@@boorhadly hi. Luckily this uploader and his company offer on a great homepage a good overview on roller designs, check it out. You may be able to identify your roller by just looking at the pictures.
@@Gallardo6669 thank you Gallardo.. i have actually done that.. not seeing the exact same design, but I did send pictures of what mine looks like for review
All our double wheel rollers can be found here - www.swisco.com/cl/Patio-Glass-Door-Double-Wheel-Roller-Assemblies - There are a number of rollers that look nearly identical to the one in the video. So just to be safe, we recommend you compare the measurements of your roller with the dimensions we have listed on our website.
Unfortunately there is no "standard" roller for patio glass doors. There are dozens of options out there, which makes it very important to get an accurate measurement of your roller. Feel free to browse our selection of patio door hardware here - www.swisco.com/cl/Patio-Sliding-Glass-Door-Replacement-Hardware
I'm afraid once condensation gets between the panes, it means the surrounding seal has broken. You'll need to replace the glass. A local glass repair shop should be able to help you out, though!
@@SWISCO I been looking online and it looks like they drilling 2 holes into the frame of the sliding door and spraying solution to clean the 2 glasses and then resealing the 2 holes? Have you heard of anything like that?
Hi Alexander, The track cover is great for tracks that have nicks and dings. If you have any protruding dents make sure to file them so they do not stick out before placing on the new track cover. Here is a quick video to give you an idea of what the material is like: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dEOqyb8kFcA.html
I want to replace the sliding doors to my apartment patio. How easy is this project? Looked fairly simple, but i could be wrong. Is this something anyone can do?
Harold, the replacement of a sliding door can be tricky. Not just the physical aspect of it, but also identifying and locating the right replacement door. Is your current door damaged? Or is it just not working as well as it used to?
It rattles at bit at low winds. For the most part it's just not working as well as it used to. Even to lock it I have to pull the door in towards me. It may just need some overall adjustments. I don't know, Any advice?
Harold Cuadra What material is your current door? Is it vinyl like the one in the video? If you happen to have an aluminum door, it may be a good time to replace it with a new vinyl door. However, if you have a vinyl door, you should maybe consider replacing the weatherstripping around the door. Newer (thicker) weatherstripping could give you that tightness you need in order to keep it from rattling in the wind. Either way, I definitely recommend going to www.swisco.com/discussions so you can talk with one of our experts about your project. You can even submit some pictures of your current set-up so we can see exactly what you have and help you find a solution.
+G Wubllu That's definitely a possibility and is worth looking into. Although through our experience, we've noticed worn weatherstripping to be the main cause of the closing and locking difficulty, as described above.
+raveniskcrow Thanks! There are a few factors at play: how smoothly the door rolls on the track, how easily the door can lock and unlock (lock height), and how flush the door sits in comparison to the frame. If you have the help of another person, have them hold the door up so you can play around with the adjustment. You may need to adjust a few times to find the right spot.
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