This door is hard to slide. The track itself looks ok and the door doesn't drag on the threshold, so I'm guessing the rollers are clogged with pet ha ir and dirt, etc. I have changed rollers on other doors and in those cases the door just lifted up and tilted out from the bottom. This one looks to me like it was installed backwards or something because I cannot lift the door high enough to get over the bottom lip on the inside and it seems my o nly option is to remove the stationary pane and tilt it out going the other way. I cannot seem to figure out how to get the stationary pane out thoug h. In the last two pics you can see metal plate things at the top and bott om held on with screws. I have removed these thinking I would be able to s lide the stationary pane away from the jamb and then tilt it out, but I cou ldn't get it to budge, and I was afraid of bending something or breaking th e glass. Or does anyone see some other way to get this out this that I'm not seeing? This is looking at the sliding pane from the inside: This is a close-up of the bottom lip on the inside. You can see there is n o way the door will lift high enough to get over this lip: This is a close-up of the top of the frame from the inside: This is looking at the lower track from the outside. The right pane is the slider, the left is stationary: And this is looking at the upper part of the track from the outside. Right pane is the slider, left is stationary:

Dumb question, but did you slide the operating half to the same side as the stationary half? It might lift out from that side. There might be an up-stop screwed into the overhead portion of the track on the closed side of the frame, keeping you from lifting the door out on that side.

How to remove this sliding glass door?

Feb 10, 2014 23 Replies

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Dave 12 years ago

So this project ended horribly. I managed to work the panel loose on one end but as I was working it, the outer pane (dual pane) shattered. Estimates to replace it range from $175 to $550. :-(

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DerbyDad03 12 years ago

Based on the pictures of that door, I would probably replace the whole unit. Get a better looking and better operating door.

Yes, it will cost more but I think it will be worth it in the long run.

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kyronmcc 6 years ago

So it was stuck in there with tons of crud and you only needed to work it loose but more gently? I have what appears to be identical doors and have the exact same issue. Please help!

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Ed Pawlowski 6 years ago

The post you replied to is from six years ago. You may have a long wait for a reply.

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