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How Do I Straighten a Patio Door?
On May 16, 6:42 pm, jim evans wrote:
On Thu, 17 May 2007 00:03:53 GMT, John~ wrote: In article , jim evans wrote: http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2382/graphic1xx7.gif The rollers under the door may be raised or lowered to adjust the door closure. I assume I must lift the door and remove it from the track to get to the rollers? -- jim No, there is a small hole in the frame, insert phillips screwdriver and turn but first take the weight off the door as someone else said. Note: I just went through the same thing last year. Door had been a bit (not much) harder to close for a month or two. Turned out that _all_ the rollers were shot and needed to be replaced. It is a simple job to do IF you can get the door out of the track. Open half way Lower both rollers all the way Lift straight up Pull bottom into the room. The top will now clear the top track. It is best to have a helper for that and don't be surprised if the threshold has risen so the bottom doesn't want to clear the track. Took three of us and a good sized pry bar to get mine out. Also there may be some method of preventing the door from being lifted up (burglar prevention). Common is driving a screw or two into the top top track. If so, remove before proceeding. Harry K |
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