Every standard sliding glass door has adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth within the track.
Sliding glass door adjustment.
Step 1 open your pella sliding door halfway.
The best time to be sure a sliding patio door is properly adjusted is before it starts sticking in its track or hopping out of it.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
To check the adjustment stand back and look at the door from the outside.
To realign your doorin the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
Clean the sliding glass door track standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
First locate the screws on the bottom of your sliding glass doors.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Changing the position of the rollers.
They may be covered by plug covers if your screws are covered by plug covers use a putty knife to remove them.
Lubricate the sliding glass door track use wd 40 or a silicone based lubricant and spray the entire track.
Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.
Next to lower the sliding glass door use a screwdriver to turn the screws clockwise.
When adjusting the rollers you will need to adjust each side of the panel.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working smoothly.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
All it takes is a few turns of the adjusting screw on the edge of the bottom rail of the door.
The track acts as a guide for.
On the bottom portion of your sliding glass door you should see a small hole on each side of the door.
There should be a uniform gap along the bottom and top edges of the door.
Retract the adjustment screws fully to remove the door from its track.