How To Remove Sliding Closet Doors From Bottom Track

How to remove sliding bypass closet doors from their track.

How to remove sliding closet doors from bottom track.

The floor guide keeps the doors level across the door opening. A bypass closet features two doors that slide past each other. Before trying to lift the door out of the frame look on the bottom to see if there are actually wheels under the doors or a set of sliding brackets that guide it along the line. Remove the screws holding the bottom track in place with a screwdriver.

The slider rails are tracks that hold the upper rollers of each sliding panel. Each door has its own track that spans the width of the closet opening. Hi here is how to remove a closet sliding door maybe mirror door from a bottom track without breaking your plastic guides that snap into the track. Replacing sliding closet doors or making repairs to the upper rail requires getting the closet doors off the slider rails.

Remove any brackets locking the door on the bottom track. Rolling doors have wheels on the top and. Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track. Tilt the track backward slightly then pull it forward toward you to remove it.

Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track.