According to this old house debris build up is the main reason for a sliding door that refuses to glide.
Sliding door not sliding well.
This sliding door has not been sliding well and after google youtube i figured its something to do with the rollers on the door.
Remove the door from the track.
The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
Here s how you can clean the rollers and the track.
The tracks are notoriously difficult to clean so you ll have to pull out all the stops.
As you can see this type of quick fix is inexpensive won t take long and will help keep your sliding glass door well sliding step 1.
Dirt mud hair and fur can collect along the track and in the groove which clogs the rollers underneath and prevents smooth motion.
Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it.
But now that i have removed the door it does not seem to have any rollers underneath it and i am not sure what should i do next.