You may also want to check out our step by step guide to adjusting your sliding doors.
Fixing a sliding door lock.
In addition to cleaning and lubricating sliding door tracks you want to lubricate the door lock.
You can easily find a sliding glass door lock at your local hardware store or home center and if you remove the broken door lock and handle and take it to the store with you it will be easier to find a match.
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Sliding glass door locks.
Fixing a sliding glass door lock is a very quick repair.
Sliding glass door handle set 6 5 8 in diecast and wood hook style flush mount keyed this is a reversible diecast black flush this is a reversible diecast black flush mount patio door handle with wood pulls.
We need to review the track.
Because sliding patio doors are used a lot it s common for their locks to occasionally jam or break.
The best way to lubricate any lock is to disassemble it and use an aerosol lubricant to flush away grime and coat the moving parts of the lock.
Fixing your sliding door track.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
The track is one of the main things.
The problem continues to get worse and worse.
National hardware 2 01 in steel sliding patio door roller or pulley roller.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
When it comes to fixing the sliding door what we need to do is take it completely off the track.
They are often used in higher end doors because steel mortise locks are more secure than the cast aluminum alloy versions used in many patio doors.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
This is designed for acorn and better bilt doors but can be found on a variety of other door manufacturers.
Sliding glass door locks such as the steel mortise style locks shown on this page are used in wood vinyl and aluminum patio doors.
You can see what happens when a sliding door track is not fixed see image below.