Sliding Door Moves Hard

Slide the door open and shut to move the lubricant around the track making sliding easier.

Sliding door moves hard.

If the sliding door is still sticky after the tracks have been cleaned use powdered graphite or silicone lubricant to ease things along. This adjustment screw will move the roller height up or down and thus your sliding glass door height will go up or down by as much as 1 4 inch or 1 2 cm. First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop. Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Do not use oily lubricants on the track as this can. To clean and lubricate the hardware of a sliding closet door use a stiff brush a toothbrush or a hand vacuum to clean dust from the tracks. Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses.

When there s dirt in the door track it not only makes it hard to open and close the door it may cause serious damage if the door jumps the track when it hits an obstruction. Rub a thin layer of dry lubricant to the track.