How To Change Sliding Door Handles
Open the door so that you can remove the old handle of your sliding door.
How to change sliding door handles. Usually you buy just the mortised steel lock assembly that fits within the door and reuse the old handles and actuating lever. Use 120 grit sandpaper to scuff the sliding glass door handles. 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. Make sure you rub the sandpaper over every area of the door handles be aggressive and thorough.
I squirted it in the door handle holes as well as the side of the door where the lock comes out. Here are some photos that show you what your sliding glass door hardware will look like after they re scuffed with the sandpaper. Place the screen doors safely off to the side until you are ready to put them back. Step 1 remove existing pull removing the existing handle and it s correlating hardware is a simple matter of unscrewing the existing fittings.
It was as simple as two screws. Grasp both sides of the frame and lift the door up off of its tracks. There are generally two screws that secure the pull to the door and two for the lock latch on the door frame. Adam s showing us how to easily tackle one o.
This will allow the primer to bond well to surface. First lift the rollers off the track by sliding a flat head screwdriver or putty knife under the roller and pushing up. Finally time to attach the new handle. You just put the handles on either side of the door and screw them together.
Step 3 fit the new handle. Unscrew these using a drill or screwdriver and remove the hardware. How to replace sliding patio door handles. Step 2 calculate the size needed.