Re: Building sliding door, hard to open or shut?

Posted by NE IA Dave on January 30, 2007 at 21:31:22 from (12.206.8.41):

In Reply to: Building sliding door, hard to open or shut? posted by tractorsam on January 30, 2007 at 14:52:39:

Go dead center of the track roller (center of the wheels) and also midway between the rollers, drill 3/8" hole. This hole should be in the outside of the door track. This will alow one hole for both rollers. Now you can pump oil on them real easy. To much oil and it will run down the door, so more often is better with less oil. Get in the habit of ever six months oiling those rollers, there is a big payback for your effort.

We get many calls each year for this problem, it makes a very expensive trip if they do not do it themselves. Try to place the oil on the bearings even if they are nylon wheels. If you do not hit ground zero, the oil will make the wheels slide if they are seized up. That may not be ideal, but it will soften the push.

While we are on the door subject, you can not believe how many torrsion springs we fix on overhead doors with a little oil placed on the springs. That also is a needless service call.
NE IA Dave

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