Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
How to adjust a patio sliding screen door.
Use the screwdriver to adjust this first screw.
Turning the screw counterclockwise raises the wheels on the sliding screen door.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Turn the adjustment screws counterclockwise to release tension on the wheels and lower the door.
Unlock the wheels with a screwdriver if you can t remove the door.
Some types of sliding screen doors take a little more effort but still aren t too difficult to remove.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Turning the screw clockwise will cause the sliding screen door to become higher as the wheels lower.
Locate the first screw on the sliding screen door wheel assembly.
I used a steak knife to pry the plugs loose.
Turn the adjustment screw counterclockwise and lower the door until it rests on the track.
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.
Do the same at the other end of the door.
Then pry them up gently until they pop off the track.
To force the lower wheels off the track stick the tip of a flathead screwdriver under them.
Your first step is to remove the screen door from its tracks photos 1 and 2.
Then raise it one roller until it lifts the door about 1 4 in.