I need to find a replacement part for a slidiung glass patio door. The
key component I'm looking for is the fuzzy weatherstrip material. The
piece I am looking for has the fuzz moded into a small plastic strip
which is then inserted into the aluminum channel. The big box stores
don't seem to have this material so I'm seeking a source for this.

Also, while the door is out I want to replace the wheels that the door
rides on. I have foudn the wheels at Home Depot but my question here
is how to remove the assembly that holds the wheels. On other doors
I've seen the assrmbly wiht the wheel is fairly easy to remove, but on
this door from what I've seen so far it looks like I have to
disassemble the frame before I can slide the mechanism out of its
channel. Can this be correct? It's going to be much more work.

BTW, this is a single pane door. I've been trying to find a
manufacturers name but have not found anything yet (usually it is on
the aluminum inside the two panes of glass). The only printing on the
glass appears to just identify the glass.


John Keith

On May 6, 6:05 pm, John Keith wrote:
I need to find a replacement part for a slidiung glass patio door. The
key component I'm looking for is the fuzzy weatherstrip material. The
piece I am looking for has the fuzz moded into a small plastic strip
which is then inserted into the aluminum channel. The big box stores
don't seem to have this material so I'm seeking a source for this.

Also, while the door is out I want to replace the wheels that the door
rides on. I have foudn the wheels at Home Depot but my question here
is how to remove the assembly that holds the wheels. On other doors
I've seen the assrmbly wiht the wheel is fairly easy to remove, but on
this door from what I've seen so far it looks like I have to
disassemble the frame before I can slide the mechanism out of its
channel. Can this be correct? It's going to be much more work.

BTW, this is a single pane door. I've been trying to find a
manufacturers name but have not found anything yet (usually it is on
the aluminum inside the two panes of glass). The only printing on the
glass appears to just identify the glass.


Many of those OEM strips simply aren't available except from the
manufacturer. W/O that, you're pretty much stuck trying to find
another door that has similar style and see if there's a replacement
for it.

If it's a single pane window and of some age, and particularly if it
happened to be the door in a contractor-built house, it was probably
the cheapest whatever at the local building supply. Wouldn't be at
all surprised if the only way is to disassemble. All in all, might be
time to consider upgrading the door...