If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.
How to fix an uneven sliding door.
Hold the cardboard shims on the backside of the hinge and place the hinge back against the door frame in the spot where you removed it from.
If the gap is larger on one side open the door then lift up and move the bottom pivot outward toward the jamb and set it into the next adjacent toothed position in the bottom bracket.
How to fix a misaligned door step 1.
The family handyman suggests covering the.
Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.
Remove the head stop.
With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.
How to repair your sliding door step 1.
Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.
Take down any removable grilles shades.
Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.
Place the door on a pair of sawhorses for easy access to the rollers on the bottom.
2 shims will be enough for a door that s slightly uneven but if part of the door is touching the frame when you checked the spacing use 3 shims.
Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door.
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Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing.
Outside set up a couple of sawhorses with pads.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
Remove the door from the track.
Align each adjustment screw with.
First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the.
Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge.
Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door.
Reinstall the hinge with 2 3 cardboard shims behind it.
Reinstall your clean rollers.
Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.
Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at.