If you have a sliding closet door that glides on a bottom track clean the track with a damp cloth to ensure smooth gliding.
How to fix a off rail hanging closet sliding door.
Unscrew the brackets on the top of your doors to loosen them.
Grab the door from both sides and lift it off the track.
To clean and lubricate the hardware of a sliding closet door use a stiff brush a toothbrush or a hand vacuum to clean dust from the tracks.
Remove a door by lifting and tilting the bottom out.
If your doors hang from a top rail and do not have a track on the floor then you need to either replace or tighten down the floor guides.
Insert the door s wheels into the double track inside the upper door jamb lifting it as far as it will go.
Whether your door is unhinged from the top or bottom angle it at 15 to 30 degrees away from the unhinged track and slowly pull it outwards from the closet.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
The first thing to check is what type of rail system your sliding closet door uses in order for it to slide.
See if the screws holding the guides down need tightening to be more secure.
See if the screws holding the guides down need tightening to be more secure.
If a roller is stuck unscrew and remove it.
If your doors hang from a top rail and do not have a track on the floor then you need to either replace or tighten down the floor guides.
Use the philips or flathead screwdriver to loosen each screw on the brackets at the top of your door.
If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.
To make space to maneuver it you will loosen the brackets on the back.
Angle the bottom of the door toward you while you let it down and the wheels should hook right onto the track.
To take the door out you ll lift it out from the bottom track.
The first thing to check is what type of rail system your sliding closet door uses in order for it to slide.