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How to fix an uneven sliding door.
Reinstall the hinge with 2 3 cardboard shims behind it.
Outside set up a couple of sawhorses with pads.
The family handyman suggests covering the.
Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door.
How to fix a misaligned door step 1.
Take down any removable grilles shades.
Reinstall your clean rollers.
With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.
Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at.
Hold the cardboard shims on the backside of the hinge and place the hinge back against the door frame in the spot where you removed it from.
Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.
If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.
Remove the head stop.
If the door doesn t hang level leaving an uneven gap between the door and door frame look for an adjustable mounting screw at the inside top of each door.
First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the.
If the gap is larger on one side open the door then lift up and move the bottom pivot outward toward the jamb and set it into the next adjacent toothed position in the bottom bracket.
Remove the door from the track.
Align each adjustment screw with.
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How to repair your sliding door step 1.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door.
Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge.
Place the door on a pair of sawhorses for easy access to the rollers on the bottom.
Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened.
2 shims will be enough for a door that s slightly uneven but if part of the door is touching the frame when you checked the spacing use 3 shims.
Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.