If your sliding door is sticking, or opening in a jarring fashion you may just need to replace the rollers. A sliding door repair is much cheaper than replacing the entire door. This article will talk you through what you need to fix it yourself.Remove the DoorThe first thing you’ll need to do is remove the door. It’s best to check that you have enough room to do this without adjusting the rollers. Just lift up on the door a little bit and see how much room you will have. So long as you have the room, go ahead and lift the door out by pushing up on the door and pulling the bottom of the door out. If you don’t have enough room you can adjust the rollers by locating the screws on the track near the rollers. Just screw them counter-clockwise until you have the room needed.Find the Roller TypeNow that the door is off the track, you can see what style roller you have. Depending on the roller type there may be a few ways to remove them. Usually you will find a mounting screw located near the spring mechanism.

If the screw isn’t there, check just above the screws used to adjust the rollers. Some doors will have a slotted area where the screw is sitting. Some doors actually use just one screw for both adjusting and mounting. If this is the case you just need to remove the screw entirely.Once you remove the mounting screws you can just pull the old rollers out using a pair of pliers. Some of them may just pop out with a screw driver. Now that you have the rollers, you can go to your local hardware store to find the same rollers to replace them with. This is the easiest method so you don’t have to make several trips later in case you have the wrong rollers.Install New RollersYou will install the new rollers just as you removed the old ones. Remember you may need to adjust the roller height again. Do not add any lubricant to the rollers. This isn’t necessary and will just attract dirt.Check the TrackSince you already have the door off the track, now is a good time to check the tracking itself.

Ensure it’s still even. If you need to fix or hammer out part of the track (if it’s metal) you may as well do that while the door is off.Hang the DoorYou are now ready to hang the door back up again. If you need to adjust the roller height to allow enough room for this, just use the same method as earlier when you removed your door. Slide the door a few times to make sure it’s working properly.If the door is still jarring, skipping, or sticking then it’s more than likely the track itself that needs to be replaced.“Fixed the original problem plus adjusted my screen door at no additional cost.” “Michael quickly diagnosed the problems with both doors and gave us the same estimate as quoted on the phone.” “They came out gave a free estimate and delivered on the work.” "My entire house needed 20 new windows and a sliding door. I did my due diligence getting estimates from 3 different companies which was extremely time consuming but educational. I chose American Vision…"

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Sometimes the sliding isn't very smooth and you need to push although it never gets stuck going either way. There is one 90° guiding rail at the bottom. Lubricating it with machine oil does SOME performance enhancement but not by much or very long. I do scrape it clean frequently from settled dust and grime. Is there some kind of other treatment that I could apply to enhance sliding? You should be able to adjust the roller height by accessing an adjustment screw through a hole at the sides/ends of the bottom frame piece. Spray the adjustment screw assemblies with penetrating oil then lower the door completely by backing out (loosening) the adjustment screws; then lift the door up into the upper track and swing inward to remove it. Be careful, they are heavy; for wider sliders this is a 2-man job. Lay it flat on sawhorses and inspect the roller mechanism for damage/wear. Spray the entire roller assembly on each side with penetrating oil then remove the rollers, they are usually removed by removing an additional screw found on the bottom of the door frame near the corners.

Replace if worn or damaged, if not, grease the wheel bearings with a small amount of lightweight multi-purpose grease and reinstall. Check all weatherstripping felt and replace as necessary. Spray the entire upper track area with spray silicone lubricant, no other type of lubricant will work as well. Check the rail that the rollers ride on, if it is damaged or corroded as to make sliding difficult, it can be repaired with a "crimp on" stainless steel track cap. Clean entire door frame and entire track frame, using shop vac if necessary to remove all dirt and debris. Make sure wheels are set to their lowest height adjustment then reinstall the door by reversing removal steps. Adjust the door height until door rolls smoothly and is plumb at the frame on the latch side and aligned with the latch catch. Most latch catches can be adjusted slightly if necessary. below pic is an example, there are many, many types: Yeah, the oiling is just greasing the track. It's called a slider, but it's actually a roller...most likely.

Either way you MAY be able to get it back to brand new wonderfulness. If the IF's work out AND can get parts. First though, does the door lock & seal well on the far right? If not, you MAY find a screw head at the very bottom left corner of the slider, maybe an inch in from the corner. You can try screwing that clockwise to see if that side raises. If it does then try the door & see if it's all fixed. Otherwise, you'll need to open the door & just lift it straight up & hopefully be able to tip the bottom out onto the floor (skip to last paragraph if you can't tip it out). then you'll want to lay it down somewhere to have full access to the bottom. The 2 slide pads or 2 rollers are what you either need to adjust or completely replace. Hopefully, I'm wrong about what I think I see. But, your floor has foolishly been raised without considering this door. The door can't be simply removed & serviced as was intended. Get the landlord to address the door, put up with it or remove the entire door unit & make a big mess that will end with getting a whole new door & a partially new floor or wall.