This causes the door to bind when moved or fall off the track or may cause the lock to stop working.
How to get a sliding door back on track.
Making the adjustments correctly will realign the door to reduce these problems.
When the back pocket door hanger is off the track it is a bit more of a problem.
A plastic guide attached to the floor typically keeps the door in place.
Overtime pella sliding doors fall out of adjustment.
First locate the adjustment screws along the bottom of the outside face of the door frame shown or on the door s inside edge.
The door should slide right out of the top track once you ve freed it from the bottom track.
With the door set aside vacuum up any debris and wipe the track clean.
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 your closet door has one you need to remove it before you can put your door back on the track.
Sliding bypass doors hang from rollers that glide on a track hidden inside the top jamb of the door frame.
Both types of doors seldom have a bottom track.
If you don t lower the wheels the door will fall out of the frame when you try to open or close it.
Installed in each pella sliding door is a mechanism that moves the location of the lower track guide.
These flush bolt floor keepers are typically located on the bottom of the door in the center and prevent them from swinging at 15 to 30 degree angles.
Remove the floor keeper from your sliding door using a screwdriver.
Lower the door when both wheels are on the track.
Once the door is completely loose from the frame set it aside somewhere safe such as against the side of the house or lying flat on a work bench.
Remove the door by pulling it out of the top track of the door frame.
The roller mechanism at the top has a little play in it so grip the door firmly and lift up then guide the roller back on the track.
You are going to have to remove the pocket door to get the hanger out where you can work on it.
Make sure the door roller is on the track properly at the top.
Locating the back pocket door hanger.
Moving the door when the back side is sliding on the ground is a little difficult.