How To Replace The Rollers On An Aluminium Sliding Patio Door

[@PaddysDiy]

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[@keithw3371]

I am very grateful for you making this video. The concept and parts to replace the rollers are the same in North America! Before watching your video, I did not realize the bottom aluminum could be pushed out with a rubber mallet(I used a hammer). I was stuck, and almost ready to call someone to replace my patio window! Watching your video, was clear and simple. replaced in 20min.

[@slayer666790]

You are literally the only one on KZbin who did this repair right. Slainte.

[@PaddysDiy]

Thanks for the comment

[@drdecco1]

Not if the side members are welded - you’ll likely crack the glass - with my version of this door [same rollers] you have to pop out the glass to access the roller chassis bolt/screw- just glad I didn’t keep hammering!

[@rachbeth86]

Omg thank you soo much for this video! We’ve not been able to use our screen door in YEARS and just now after watching this I have our door fixed! Such a quick and easy fix and turns out my rollers slipped off the track, didn’t have to replace anything! My husband couldn’t believe I fixed it myself so quickly! Lol

[@austinreeves5221]

Most times its surprising how easy home repair can be

[@edvickerman2950]

@@austinreeves5221 when I was 18 and I moved out on my own, I had a toilet that kept running water. My friend showed me why it was doing this (the rubber flap had failed) and said to me “when you have something that isn’t working correctly just take a moment and look at it, 9 out of 10 times you can figure out the cause and fix it”. I took his advise and 43 years later I have fixed so many thing, saving myself $1000’s. Now with KZbin it just makes the repair process so much easier. Thanks to all the KZbinrs out there!

[@treiterschijf]

Brilliant tutorial, explained so well and describes exactly the situation we have here; the door had sunk so far it's close to falling out. Many thanks for this posting, Amigo.

[@jamesdonohue6217]

Excellent tutorial. I appreciate your having taken the time to take good camera shots. Thanks Paddy!

[@seeyouthen]

Thanks Paddy!. Your video instructions were spot on for my own porch door. Please receive this small token by way of thank you for going to all the trouble. The family are delighted. I know my brother has similar problem so if buying these wheels I'll make sure they are bought from you. Thank you again 🙏🏻

[@PaddysDiy]

Thank you kindly 😊 I'm afraid i closed down the online shop. Let me know what part of the world he's in and I'll point you in the right direction

[@seeyouthen]

Ah okay, I'm in Dublin and I actually bought a set from Silvers door store Sligo before I came across yours. ,€11 delivery and same price as yours but I'll send an email in case you have better advice.

[@harrypottergame]

Great video - helped me replace the wheels on my own door and only took me an hour and a half or so because of the instructions on this video. Thanks a lot!

[@sharonwall7271]

brilliant video, does exactly what it says on the tin, was able to change mine with my brother in laws help without being charged 200euro to do it. thanks so much paddy

[@PaddysDiy]

Ya may buy me a pint so 🤣 glad it helped

[@socrates112]

Brilliant! Many thanks, Paddy! Ours is like bricks. Oil makes no difference. Going to replace those wheels hopefully tomorrow.

[@saina6171]

Haha the thumbnail and my necessities brought me there

[@geesesbee]

Thanks for showing this, it is just what I needed to know.

[@antonios4926]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this video. Great help. From Cyprus

[@floodea]

Thanks for this, replaced mine in about 5mins, had been procrastinating over the job for years!

[@PaddysDiy]

Nice one

[@thejoyfulgardener62]

Great advice, your video gave me the confidence to do the job myself. Thank you😊👍

[@TheDajoca]

Brilliant. Exactly the explanation I needed. Thank you.

[@cliveodriscoll2116]

Thanks Paddy, I will be doing this over the next few days and am looking forward to it, Very good video, Thanks a mill

[@PaddysDiy]

Glad it helped :)

[@cliveodriscoll2116]

@@PaddysDiy where in cork can I buy the new Rollers?

[@Chris-pv2my]

Best video I've seen to solve my problem, thank you sir!

[@Peppermint1]

My patio door had a different design, the side bolt was also for adjusting the roller (and door) height, and should actually not be removed. Instead I had to split open the frame around the glass, which exposed a screw above the roller mechanism, to release it

[@angelamcalpine7931]

Thanks. That's awesome. Especially - measuring which size roller you need.

[@PaddysDiy]

Glad it helped

[@7of9jml]

I never would have thought I'd have to remove the bottom of the pane to replace the rollers. Thank you for the video showing how easy it is.

[@beanieboosandme3488]

Thanks Paddy, superb tutorial - the best and most relevant to my problem - all I need now is some decent weather to get the job done

[@Tommy_007]

Thanks for a very good video. I suppose that sliding windows work in the same way?

[@PaddysDiy]

Vertical sliding sash windows (eg. Slide up and down) use either spiral balances or pulleys and weights. Horizontal sliding windows would be something similar to sliding doors

[@Tommy_007]

@@PaddysDiy Thanks :-)

[@sarahalfred3642]

Perfect and thorough tutorial. I had to sift through several others to find this particular style of door. Mine is working perfectly now. Many thanks Paddy!🚪🪛

[@PaddysDiy]

Happy days 👍 glad it helped

[@jj1946]

👉👍👈 Thanks for posting this video‼️ You made a seemingly daunting sliding door roller project so much easier.

[@dawnmurrayhere5549]

Your video is outstanding. I have the same problem on a sliding aluminum window. Is the repair similar?

[@PaddysDiy]

Depends on the window but it should be. If it's not rolling smoothly it's usually the rollers are broken

[@GreenSaxon]

Excellent tutorial Paddy! Thanks

[@DontWorryBeMad]

What if the door doesn't have them plastic cups on the sides? There are just small dents where the caps should be. I'm unable to get into the screw that holds the roller. Taking the seals off and removing the glass will help in getting there? I have double glazed door and it is heavy so rather ask before move on with this procedure

[@PaddysDiy]

Yes unfortunately some doors are made as one piece, that's not meant to be ever taken apart. In these doors the rollers are bolted through the frame. To get at the screws you have to take out the double glazing. Pain in the arse

[@TheLarryBrown]

Some suggestions to viewers: 1: Realize that it may or may not be possible to do your door this way. 2: Realize that your door almost certainly won't go as easily as shown in the video. That's true for almost any DIY video or article I've ever seen. They say/show 5 minutes, I take 10 times that. 3: Getting the rollers out may be difficult. If so, you'll need to remove the door for more concentrated work. 4: If the roller doesn't come out after applying substantial pressure, realize that some doors have the roller bolted in place. To do those, you have to remove the door, then remove the entire bottom rail from the door, then you have access to a bolt head on top of the rail. Unscrew that bolt (I had to drill mine out), and then remove the roller. In my case I spent an hour hammering on that roller and it didn't budge, and I didn't realize how easy the bottom rail is to remove. Once I had it removed and on a well lighted workbench in my comfortable workshop, I saw the bolt, however it was badly rusted and it looked like a rivet with no way to unscrew it, so I drilled it out. Only after drilling it out did I see that it was a threaded bolt and then some digging with a jeweler's screwdriver on the other side revealed the phillip's head screwdriver slot and I was juuuust able unscrew it without stripping it.

[@marsoelflaco5722]

The "professionals" usually use their easiest jobs to make examples of. They have the use of editing to speed up the repair process.

[@michael.schuler]

Very clear tutorial. Thank you. Are replacement rollers pretty universal, so long as you obtain the correct high or low range? Or do some manufacturers use proprietary rollers so that you must use theirs only?

[@PaddysDiy]

Sorry for the delay. There are some rollers that have the adjust screw that faces internally rather than at the edge. They can only be replaced like with like. Other than that i haven't come across any other type that can't be replaced with these ones

[@voyager4328]

nice video paddy, thanks man, and congrats on your first 1000 sub's, lots more to come I'm sure.

[@PaddysDiy]

Cheers voyager, thanks for supporting the channel

[@bikerstuff2]

Great video and very informative. Not sure why you filmed it in super narrow vision. My eyes are side by side, not one on top of the other.

[@badarticle9132]

Great video fella. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Would ye know if the sill is wooden (and rotted) is it screwed onto the track? I can’t figure out ours at all. The cill sits on paving slabs that are slid in to form steps. Not sure if it’s the rot that’s causing the level to be off or the roller adjustment (brilliant tip in the vid btw). Opening and shutting judder /stiffness/ misalignment gets worse in the hot /cold weather extremes.

[@slayer666790]

It's good to see our Irish brothers doing the same thing I do.

[@Discover-Ireland]

Great job…I’ll be doing this later today thanks for that 👍

[@timmullen3453]

I’m confused. Shouldn’t the moving pane slide on the inside of the stationary pane? So a bar can secure the door. Looks like someone on the outside can bar the door locking in the occupants. Or does it even matter?

[@7of9jml]

We were told when getting a quote for new doors to match one the house's previous owners had done that doors made for wetter areas, like were it comes down sideways, are made with the moving pane on the outside. They cost a bit more, though. Not sure if weather is the reason with this one, or if it was just installed improperly, but the idea of someone locking occupants inside horrible to think about. Since it's glass, though, breaking it is at least one option.

[@francislandry3205]

very informative, helped me out big time. Thanks

[@PaddysDiy]

Glad it helped 👍

[@seeyouthen]

Is it clockwise with a Phillips screwdriver to lower the wheels so the door raises?. And I presume you do this on both sides of the sliding door?. I want to try just lowering the rollers first. But If I need to buy the rollers you highlighted where would I buy them?

[@PaddysDiy]

Yeah clockwise to raise the door. Anti clockwise to lower. Depends on what part of the world you're in?

[@seeyouthen]

Cheers Paddy. It seems slightly strange to me that being 2 different sizes they have the same Pat no and are only differentiated between Class/Type 1 and 2. So your basically hoping the supplier is conscientious enough to point each different out at point of purchase. Which you thankfully go out of your way to explain on the website and in video. Just the last thing what lubricant are you using there?. Would you recommend WD40?

[@kraigcochran9995]

I learned a lot more about replacing the rollers on my aluminum door from you than I did from the other videos about it I've watched on screw tube! What was that brand of rollers you said were best? What about swissco brand? Are they ok?

[@PaddysDiy]

Hi Kraig. Schlegel are the brand i use. Not sure about swisco, never came across them. Depends on what is used in doors around your area. Schlegel are the most common in Ireland

[@waz00z]

Champion ! helped me out greatly :)

[@FroggyFrog9000]

Great info, Thanks.

[@MOTOMENTOR]

Super helpful thanks a lot 🙏

[@PaddysDiy]

Glad it helped :)

[@abdullast3434]

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@calartian85]

Thanks for not talking too much.

[@dracarnoir7606]

Great tutorial 👌

[@PaddysDiy]

Thank you 👍

[@etienne-victordepasquale668]

Thank you, this worked for me.

[@MrDuojet]

Thank you. My next home project.

[@craigpurdon3915]

Where would I get the rubber seal, and what's the correct name for it?

[@PaddysDiy]

U channel gasket or wrap around gasket. I don't know where you would get it they're a thing of the past really

[@antoobrienIRL]

Excellent 👌🏻

[@rizaldecarulla4789]

Thanks for the instruction. GOD Bless 🙏.

[@PW.Wealth.]

Good video thanks

[@wpowerwagon]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and great videos

[@ronaldchand3866]

Thanks alot..very helpful video

[@PaddysDiy]

Glad it helped

[@fanaticforager6610]

Slauncha 🍻 ☂️🙌🏼🥳

[@zoellar11]

Excellent video . thanks.

[@familytang4797]

Very good job thank you very much

[@mdriajulislam8828]

is it possible to open the part from outside if it locked from inside?

[@pawelsalford6373]

Thank you very much, sir. God bless.

[@PaddysDiy]

Thanks for the comment

[@aglynn4531]

Very helpful, my sliding glass door is very hard to slide, so it looks like I may need to fix the rollers. Thanks.

[@SK-bj3ml]

Do you know any handyman/handywoman in Los Angeles/Los Feliz area who does similar repairs of Old Aluminum Frame Patio Glass Doors?

[@PaddysDiy]

I'm afraid not. I'm in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@fritzmuntean208]

Thank you, Irish. Be ferked without you. I'll let you know how it goes, yeah?

[@PaddysDiy]

best of luck

[@barters8124]

Good stuff, many thanks.

[@SK-bj3ml]

Do you know a handyman/handywoman who can do similar repairs for Old Aluminum Framed Glass Doors in Los Angeles/Los Feliz area.

[@grahamdeas8519]

Great video! Thanks very much 👍

[@joefisher4630]

Thanks for posting. One thing though for your viewers, take an old paint brush and dust off all that nasty debris on the bottom of the door. Just saying...

[@eodexacart6520]

Awesome video thanks

[@james080871]

Great job

[@SpacedOdyssey]

Irish window fitter, Patty O'Doors

[@slayer666790]

Might want to use rubber mallet for tapping frame on and off?

[@kraigcochran9995]

And I'm now a subscriber!

[@georgemaleka4441]

Lovely man, thanks

[@Bbbbbbbbbbb-f1w]

Nice!

[@slayer666790]

Your tandems are way different than ours!

[@stephentyler2356]

Thanks!

[@3qdx]

You neglect to mention that some doors will NOT simply lift out and in our case due to its age, the top rail was removed first, the doors then placed into the lower track and then the top rail replaced and then the entire frame and doors were then placed in the rough opening and then secured. In this scenario the only way to access the bottom rollers is to force both sides of the frame of the individual door apart from the glass. This then gives you access to the rollers but it's LOT of work but unfortunately the only way to get to the rollers.

[@PaddysDiy]

Doesn't sound like yours is the same type of sliding door

[@ComeonmenID10T]

so clockwise pushes the rollers out ( of the door ) and counterclockwise pulls them in ( to the door ) good to know

[@PaddysDiy]

Yes tighten the adjustment screw pushes the rollers out. Loosening pulls them in

[@kongwubba81]

Well, guess I'll be trying this out tomorrow

[@tomb5552]

I think the track is backwards, you should not be able to lift the door from outside. Makes for an easy break in.

[@PaddysDiy]

No that's the way they are done in this part of the world. If they were the other way around, rain water would absolutely pour in. You're correct in what you're saying though. If the door isn't correctly aligned and locking tightly, they can be lifted off. When aligned correctly and locking tightly, the sliding section and the middle section meet and together like a monkey grip and are very secure.

[@seaniemc828]

Can you come to castlebar to fix a door for me?

[@PaddysDiy]

Too far away from me I'm afraid

[@fireblaster9961]

Thanks for sharing, this saved the day 🔥🔫

[@amorales9613]

I would have cleaned the bottom section before install ing the rollers. I also would have used a piece of wood protect it from the hammer. Metal can bend of you don't protect it.

[@designstudio8013]

Don't need to take door off track just lift it up and wedge it up and take the frame off then you can reach the rollers

[@PaddysDiy]

You may make a video on how to do it

[@paskovarnica1342]

My screen door does not have side screws. What do I do?

[@PaddysDiy]

All depends on what way your door was manufactured.

[@SiriusCatering]

Thank you

[@monicabonelli3950]

LUBRICANTE PARA PUERTAS CORREDIZAS

[@artivedi3887]

How did you remove the door is what you didn't bother to show

[@RogueOntheRoad]

That door looks like it was installed outside instead of inside the fixed glaze. Most sliding doors are inside the fixed glaze to prevent the door from being removed by a stranger.

[@davidstapley7203]

Very helpfull, thanks a million

[@miktara4019]

I couldn't even imagine you have to take the door apart to replace the rollers. What a stupid design. But at least I know now. Thanks!

[@PaddysDiy]

There are worse doors than that one

[@pedrosixfour]

Yeah, went to investigate why mine was hard to close. I've just discovered that I will have to remove the double glazing unit from the sliding door frame to access the screws holding the rollers to the bottom of the frame. What a frigging design.

[@adriandarby9518]

👍👍

[@gulllllll1]

I can’t get the door out because there’s no enough room on either side doesn’t matter if I lift it right up , there still isn’t enough room at the bottom to get the door out . What a pain in the ass , if you have a solution to this please help .

[@PaddysDiy]

Hey, might be a bit late. there could be anti lift blocks at the top of the door or top of the frame. Or the rollers could be adjusted up to their highest setting. I would try adjusting the roller height down on both sides and try to lift it off again

[@bivica.fivigum]

We need to be careful about the use of the words "up" and "down". In your example, the back of the door needed to go "up". But you said that the roller needs to go "up". In fact, for the back of the door to go "up" the roller needs to go "down" to make that happen. So now we're confused on which way to turn the adjustment screw.

[@badarticle9132]

Dyke Riffle try using yer eyes and common sense

[@PaddysDiy]

The roller is screwed to the door. If the roller goes up, the door goes up. If the roller goes down the door goes down.

[@charleswayne8595]

My hardware won’t let the door come out

[@lulutileguy]

sure you give it a couple taps and end piece just falls off B.S.

[@masterservicero5686]

Instructions on how to replace sliding door rollers

[@carmeloproductions7552]

Thank you but next time clean the door before replacing the rollers. It's looks to be a dirty job.

[@bernard512tr]

A thieve takes out the door and walks into the house. Simple. And now a video with a decent door.

[@lamwilkin8286]

The tutorial is nice, but it is a bad habit to keep the tools on the glasses

[@mmb811]

Great tutorial, but sadly that sliding door system SUCKS and has been SPECIFICALLY DESIGN to cost you money almost every 6-8 months, now down to every 2-4 months with the "NEW" and "IMPROVED" plastic wheels

[@RednecksGoneWild]

sorry i cant concentrate now that i see another door , why is there a double door? is this a display at a store that sells doors?

[@PaddysDiy]

A sliding door in front of the main door is pretty common this side of the world. It helps keep draughts out. Also, a place to take off your shoes or put a wet umbrella