A bypass closet features two doors that slide past each other.
How to get a sliding glass door out of the track.
Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.
How to remove sliding bypass closet doors from their track.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
Before starting your project ask a friend or neighbor to help you.
Locate the two adjusting screws at the bottom of the door on the face or edge of the door and pry off the trim caps that cover the screws.
Once the door is completely loose from the frame set it aside somewhere safe such as against the side of the house or lying flat on a work bench.
Get a helper to lift the door.
Remove the screws that hold the fixed door in place in the sliding door tracks.
You may also want to check out our step by step guide to adjusting your sliding doors.
Repeat with the other wheel then angle the bottom of the door out and remove the door.
Then tilt it slightly with help and remove it from the upper track of the door frame as well.
4 removing the sliding door before removing the door slide it to the point in the track where you see an indent.
Work a flat head screwdriver under one of the wheels lift it and angle the door slightly until the wheel clears the track.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
Each door has its own track that spans the width of the closet opening.
Sliding glass doors are most often thought of as doors that lead to patios or decks but sliding glass doors are also found in bathrooms as shower doors and in bedrooms as closet doors.
Every sliding glass door has adjustment screws that hold the rollers of the door in place.
This enables the door to come out easily.
Sliding glass doors can be heavy and two pairs of hands are better than one.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench.