Sliding Door Track Repair

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Sliding door track repair vs sliding door track replacement. After years of use it's just natural for your sliding glass door track it to become worn down or slightly damaged. Worn out rollers, dirt and debris all take their toll on the patio door over time. 

Regular maintenance such as cleaning the tracks or changing the rollers will prolong the life of your door by decades. Its not unusual to repair a 40-year-old sliding glass door and have it roll as good or better than new. The key is to not let your sliding door track get damaged beyond repair. In most cases the damaged patio door tracks can be repaired quick and easily. Don't wait until it's too late. Call Slides Rite Sliding Door Repair today!

Most sliding door track damage can be repaired with a stainless steel track cap. This cap is placed over the damaged sliding glass door bead and provides the new rollers with a smooth surface to roll on. A smooth rolling surface will prolong the life of the new sliding door rollers. 

We also refer to the track cap as a track saver. We call it a track saver because if you install the cap when you install new rollers it will save the track from ever being damaged. As a side note, no sliding door roller repair is complete without installing the stainless track saver. Save big bucks in the long run. Get it done right the first time.

This sliding glass door track was damaged by dragging the rolling panel of the sliding door back and forth across the track while not adjusted properly. Note the oil and grease on the track. Applying grease is not the answer. 

Sliding doors actually roll; they don't slide.  Luckily for the customer they called before the track was damaged beyond repair. This track will not need to be replaced. We can cap it with a stainless steel track cap making the track surface better than new. Stop fighting it and start sliding it!

The bead of this sliding door track was damaged due to prolonged use of the sliding door with worn out rollers. There is no track available for this sliding door. We can repair the track with a STAGE 2 STAINLESS STEEL BEAD replacement. Most repairs are done in just one visit.

This is why it's important to install the correct rollers in a sliding glass door.

The sliding door rollers were not the correct size, resulting in the rollers cutting two grooves, one on each side of the sliding door runner. This patio door track is not repairable and will require a complete bottom track replacement. Call a professional; call Slides Rite Sliding Door Repair.

The white vinyl, plastic, sliding door track pictured on left is being replaced by the all-metal extruded aluminum track insert on the right. Vinyl door tracks are often damaged or destroyed by the weight of the sliding glass door rolling panel. Also note the new aluminum track is protected by a stainless steel track saver. Let us install the track saver on any glass door roller placement and we will double your warranty!