Kinnock Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Our house has 8ft tall, glazed sliding doors, and several are now jammed because of lack of clearance to the top runner. I think it may be due to heat expansion? I'm planning to use a mini rotary saw or grinder to increase the clearance by enlarging the cut out by 1 or 2 mm. Thoughts? Bad idea? Better solution? Thanks for any suggestions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gamb00ler Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 Is there no adjustment for the height of the wheels at the bottom of the door? I'm no expert, but checking out that option shouldn't take much effort. 3 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Was this always like that in the hot season? Maybe it's good enough to clean everything to make sure there is no dirt to block the clearance. If the heat is the problem, then you should be able to close those doors at night when it's not so hot. Can you? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Is there a bigger gap at the bottom of that edge cap? It may have ridden upwards over time. If so, give it a nudge downwards. Otherwise, grinding off a few millimeters is the obvious solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Korat Kiwi Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 Adjust the bottom rollers. Should be a plug or two that you need to remove and then you'll have access to a screw that lifts or lowers the rollers. Easy fix. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 17 minutes ago, gamb00ler said: Is there no adjustment for the height of the wheels at the bottom of the door? I'm no expert, but checking out that option shouldn't take much effort. Ah ..... good suggestion! I had a look and these look like the adjustment .... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 10 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said: Adjust the bottom rollers. Should be a plug or two that you need to remove and then you'll have access to a screw that lifts or lowers the rollers. Easy fix. This works but clean the tracks too. Might have to clean wheels too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kinnock Posted May 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5 Glad I posted here before I got the grinder out! 😀 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Some have adjusters at the top also, the wheels do wear over time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, Kinnock said: Glad I posted here before I got the grinder out! 😀 I have to admit I always like it when I find a reason to use that tool. 😉 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ffshore360 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Be aware that all four corners of a sliding door will have adjusters to level and align the door against the jamb. If it need be to create clearance at the top then first adjust down at the bottom but in small increments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 But i bet it did expand as expected and just started hitting. Usually those bottom wheels dont raise up by themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 13 hours ago, Elkski said: But i bet it did expand as expected and just started hitting. Usually those bottom wheels dont raise up by themselves. But the wheels do get all the crap from the track building up on them, and the house can settle and skew the doorframe a bit. A 2.5m long piece of aluminum extrusion will expand only about 1.15mm when the temperature increases from 20 degrees C to 40 degrees C. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 On 5/6/2024 at 9:08 AM, Yellowtail said: But the wheels do get all the crap from the track building up on them, and the house can settle and skew the doorframe a bit. A 2.5m long piece of aluminum extrusion will expand only about 1.15mm when the temperature increases from 20 degrees C to 40 degrees C. Interesting information .... and that 1.15mm must have been just enough. When I removed the end strip to get at the wheel adjuster, the door moved perfectly with equal gaps all round. I decided to take a file to the cover strip top groove rather than adjust the door, as the striker and latch all looked to line up perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Heat never buggered or even worried our sliding doors....three impatient or excited 45-52 kgs Labradors on the other hand.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignore it Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Don't use grinder. There are a lot of creepy types on the site. Can't think of any solution that will help, Just whack a few mils off and slap on some grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/7/2024 at 12:15 PM, Kinnock said: When I removed the end strip to get at the wheel adjuster That's you on the ladder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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