Overtime pella sliding doors fall out of adjustment.
How to get a sliding door back on track.
The door should slide right out of the top track once you ve freed it from the bottom track.
You are going to have to remove the pocket door to get the hanger out where you can work on it.
This causes the door to bind when moved or fall off the track or may cause the lock to stop working.
Making the adjustments correctly will realign the door to reduce these problems.
Bifold doors consist of two pairs of hinged panels that pivot on a pair of pins.
When the back pocket door hanger is off the track it is a bit more of a problem.
Raise the wheel by turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise.
Make sure the door roller is on the track properly at the top.
If your closet door has one you need to remove it before you can put your door back on the track.
After you lower the door lower the wheels by turning each screw clockwise to secure the door in the frame.
First locate the adjustment screws along the bottom of the outside face of the door frame shown or on the door s inside edge.
A plastic guide attached to the floor typically keeps the door in place.
Remove the floor keeper from your sliding door using a screwdriver.
Sliding bypass doors hang from rollers that glide on a track hidden inside the top jamb 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.
Moving the door when the back side is sliding on the ground is a little difficult.
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.
Locating the back pocket door hanger.
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 don t lower the wheels the door will fall out of the frame when you try to open or close it.
Lower the door when both wheels are on the track.
Installed in each pella sliding door is a mechanism that moves the location of the lower track guide.