Patio door roller replacement

by Lou
(Delray Beach ,Florida)

Question:

I Have three sliding screen doors. all different sizes but same manufacturer. Rescreening is no problem but I need new wheels. Not sure how to remove wheels or where to get replacements. Sending a picture or two.

Thanks

Lou

Answer:

Thanks for the question.

Great Pictures Lou

You will need to remove those rusty screws on both sides of the bottom of the door and pull the whole bottom of the door away from the glass.

Watch out for any metal tabs poking through into the vertical rails. When the door bottom rail has been there for 30 years, it can be hard to pull off.

Gently work a flat blade screwdriver between the vertical rail and the door bottom near the weatherstripping and gently lever on the door bottom to get it moving. You can break the glass so work slowly and carefully.

Once the door bottom is off, there will be 1 screw holding each roller in. It will have a small piece of cork or rubber covering it to prevent the glass from touching the screw. Make sure you put the cork back after re-assembly!

Once the screws are out take one roller to home depot or a local glass store and with luck you will find the roller. If the 3 doors are all the same same width, most likely all the rollers will be the same.

If you cant find the rollers locally send me a photograph, I will send you price and delivery.