Roll the door toward the latch side jamb then turn the adjustment screws until the door is parallel with the jamb.
How to fix the latch on a sliding glass door.
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.
Step 3 removing the screws two screws on the end of the door secure the latch.
Usually you buy just the mortised steel lock assembly that fits within the door and reuse the old handles and actuating lever.
Remove the screws above and below the latch.
Insert a screw driver through the bottom handle hole on the inside of the sliding glass door to hold the latch in place.
Place the interior side of the door lock frame into the door.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Locate the two adjusting screws at the bottom of the door on the face or edge of the door and pry off the trim caps that cover the screws.
First remove the screws securing the door handle in place first with your phillips screwdriver and slide the outer latch lever out of place.
Align it in the bottom track and then tilt it up.
You may also want to check out our step by step guideto adjusting your sliding doors.
Then replace the bottom screw in the hole where it was affixed to the handle to prevent the latch from falling into the doorframe.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Tighten the screws with a phillips head screw driver.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.
Remove the handles from the door using a philips head screwdriver.
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.