Tighten the screws with a phillips head screw driver.
How to fix the latch on a sliding glass door.
Place the interior side of the door lock frame into the door.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Reattach the head stop first otherwise it could fall out.
Usually you buy just the mortised steel lock assembly that fits within the door and reuse the old handles and actuating lever.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
On some sliding glass door locks the door handles have long screws that go right through the steel mortised lock and there is usually a actuating lever that slides into a rectangular hole in the lock.
Remove the screws above and below the latch.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Take your graphite pen and insert it into the lowermost screw hole quickly to prevent the latch from falling into the frame.
Leave the screw driver in.
Roll the door toward the latch side jamb then turn the adjustment screws until the door is parallel with the jamb.
Remove the handles from the door using a philips head screwdriver.
Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.
You may also want to check out our step by step guideto adjusting your sliding doors.
Insert a screw driver through the bottom handle hole on the inside of the sliding glass door to hold the latch in place.
Then replace the bottom screw in the hole where it was affixed to the handle to prevent the latch from falling into the doorframe.
Step 3 removing the screws two screws on the end of the door secure the latch.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench.
Align it in the bottom track and then tilt it up.
Place the door handle over the screw holes on the interior side of the door frame followed by the screws and hand tighten the screws.