Installing Sliding Screen Door Rollers

Place the screen doors safely off to the side until you are ready to put them back.

Installing sliding screen door rollers.

Although there is more than one design for sliding patio screen doors the most common one employs a pair of rollers on the bottom of the door that fit on a track on the bottom of the frame. This video will show you how to replace the wheels rollers on a sliding glass patio door. Remove the screen door if you have one. If you can remove the door go to step 2 figure 2.

Daryl sliding screen door roller assembly 84 003 4 85 details screen door roller nylon wheel 84 005 1 42 details screen door roller steel bb wheel 84 005m 2 32 details sliding screen door m spring tension roller 84 006 2 37 details screen door roller assembly with locator pin. Most screen doors use spring loaded rollers to keep the door from jumping off of the track. Check if there is enough room to remove your door without adjusting the rollers. Grasp both sides of the frame and lift the door up off of its tracks.

Instead these wheels ride the track. If not please continue to step 1 figure 1. Make clockwise turns with a phillips screwdriver to push the wheel outward and raise the door or use counterclockwise turns to retract the wheel and lower the door. When you open or close the door it doesn t actually slide.

First lift the rollers off the track by sliding a flat head screwdriver or putty knife under the roller and pushing up. I will show you how to remove the door remove the wheel rolle.