Use the screwdriver to adjust this first screw.
How to adjust a patio sliding screen door.
Then raise it one roller until it lifts the door about 1 4 in.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Locate the first screw on the sliding screen door wheel assembly.
Unlock the wheels with a screwdriver if you can t remove the door.
I used a steak knife to pry the plugs loose.
Turn the adjustment screws counterclockwise to release tension on the wheels and lower the door.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
To force the lower wheels off the track stick the tip of a flathead screwdriver under them.
There s an adjustment screw for each wheel near the corners of the door s frame.
This diy video demonstrates how to clean lube and adjust the wheels on a screen door so that it slides without binding and so it stays on the track.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
Your first step is to remove the screen door from its tracks photos 1 and 2.
Turning the screw counterclockwise raises the wheels on the sliding screen door.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Do the same at the other end of the door.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
Turning the screw clockwise will cause the sliding screen door to become higher as the wheels lower.