A suspended sliding closet door hangs from an overhead track by two grooved wheels mounted to the top of the door on brackets. A bracket in the floor provides stability as the door slides back and forth. The simple design of a sliding closet door means there are not too many things that can go wrong. If the doors needs repair, buy replacement parts from a hardware store and use basic tools to fix them. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Lift the closet doors one at a time to disengage the grooved wheels at the top from the overhead track. Tilt each door forward to remove from the closet door frame.
2. Spin the wheels on the brackets at the top of each door. If a wheel is broken or chipped, it will not roll properly on the track.
3. Unscrew and remove the wheel brackets if a wheel is broken. Take the part with you to a hardware store for a matching replacement.
4. Attach the new bracket wheel to the door using screws and a screwdriver.
5. Repair minor bends and dents in the overhead track with a pair of pliers to straighten the track rails.
6. Remove a damaged or broken track by extracting the screws from the center of the track where it is attached to the top of the door frame. Match the track with a replacement from a hardware store.
7. Install a new track using the screws supplied with the part or reuse the screws removed in Step 6.
8. Tighten the screws in the support bracket on the floor. The bracket can become loose over time, causing the doors to wobble. Remove the screws in a broken floor bracket to take out the part and replace it with a new bracket.
9. Apply a short burst of spray lubricant to the wheels on each door to help them spin smoothly on the tracks.
10. Suspend each door from the overhead track, starting with the inner closet door.
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