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How Do I Straighten a Patio Door?
On Wed, 16 May 2007 21:21:16 -0500, jim evans
wrote: I think I see how the're suppose to adust now. But, I don't hold out much hope for them moving. http://tinyurl.com/2nmedz It looks fine. CW to lift. I think it's the lower one but don't really remember (or I only have one.) I"m glad you didn't try taking out the door. They are really heavy and becasue the weight is unexpected, easy to drop and break into thousand of pieces. BTW, sometimes the door is level but it gets hard to roll. You probably need to raise the door then too. And maybe spray some lube. -- jim |
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How Do I Straighten a Patio Door?
On Thu, 17 May 2007 13:54:41 -0500, jim evans
wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2007 00:04:06 -0400, mm wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2007 21:21:16 -0500, jim evans wrote: I think I see how the're suppose to adust now. But, I don't hold out much hope for them moving. http://tinyurl.com/2nmedz It looks fine. CW to lift. I think it's the lower one but don't really remember (or I only have one.) The two screws in the picture (http://tinyurl.com/2nmedz) don't adjust anything. Both screws simply unscrew -- that is, they back out. Hhhuh! Then maybe there is another screw underneath the aluminum frame. I shouldn't have posted without looking -- hope I didn't cause you any trouble -- but use a flashlight and see if there is one hiding in the slot underneath, under the mud or whatever that is. I can't see any way to adjust the rollers. -- jim If you ever take the door out, absolutely have help. I didn't and I didn't break it, but I took all knds of precautions and even then, a mistake would have been easy. I didn't have to replace the rollers the first time the door wasn't working well (20 or so years old), I just raised it, but maybe I will the next time. Also, some people slide part of a broomstick on top of the door to keep burglars from lifting the door out. |
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