How To Put A Patio Screen Door Back On Track
Scraping doors can also damage the track.
How to put a patio screen door back on track. At the center of the track is a shorter track for the top screen door rollers to roll on. Installed in each pella sliding door is a mechanism that moves the location of the lower track guide. Obvious bends and bumps can often be straightened with heavy pliers. On other door the screws are usually accessed from the edge of the door through an access hole.
Turn each screw counterclockwise to raise the wheels and lower the door so that you can lift the door up and out of the track. If you do not have a bottom track on your door you will also need this select additionally product 11135. The adjustment screw in this one is obvious. Instead these wheels ride the track.
First locate the adjustment screws along the bottom of the outside face of the door frame shown or on the door s inside edge. Overtime pella sliding doors fall out of adjustment. Prime line d 1655 sliding screen door track 6 aluminum anodized pack of 1. The screen door track is 5 8 x 3 4.
Turn the screw in or back it out to raise and rower the screen door until the door frame is up off the track and the door side meets the doorjamb evenly. When you open or close the door it doesn t actually slide. Replacing it is a major project so try the simple fixes first. Used as a top track to install sliding patio screen door where there is not an existing track this track works well on french doors and center hinged patio door units.
This causes the door to bind when moved or fall off the track or may cause the lock to stop working. With the door set aside vacuum up any debris and wipe the track clean.