Start by adjusting with the door closed.
Tilt and slide patio door adjustment.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
How to adjust sliding glass door rollers for a smoother ride.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
Tweak the hinges until you get a smooth open and close.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
If a patio door is difficult to operate won t lock properly or is loose or drafty make adjustments to the roller latch or strike to fix the issue.
In order to properly adjust a patio door it is important to understand its opening mechanism.
Pay attention to the following steps.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
The structure of a tilt and turn system.
The locking pin is located at the side of the handle.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
Use an allen key on the screw at the door side of the hinge.