Glass Screen Door Lock Stuck

Today we re gonna fix part of a lock from an andersen frenchwood door.
Glass screen door lock stuck. Dirt mud hair and fur can collect along the track and in the groove which clogs the rollers underneath and prevents smooth motion. Drill around the barrel with a 3 5mm drillbit and perforate the plate then you ll be able to get the door open. If the door is pushed open as far as it goes and the locking tab is stuck at that point remove the pin from the end of the shaft. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked.
Gently tap the metal trim back in place with a rubber mallet. Adjust the hinges so that the door is straight. If the metal trim and the rubber boot have come off too far to tap back on first tap the metal trim off the glass. If the gap between the door and jamb is angled then the door isn t square.
Reset this rubber boot on the glass edge and then tap the trim back on. Find screen door storm door latches at lowe s today. A door that s stuck or difficult to slide according to this old house debris build up is the main reason for a sliding door that refuses to glide. Accident free since yesterday.
Use care not to carry the glass panel by the metal trim alone. Where it attaches to the wall then pull the shaft out of the. You can buy a whole new door lock latch assembly pretty cheap and they re easy to replace. Here s how you can clean the rollers and the track.
The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely. The epoxy worked well for a f.