How To Remove Sliding Closet Doors From Bottom Track

Replacing sliding closet doors or making repairs to the upper rail requires getting the closet doors off the slider rails.

How to remove sliding closet doors from bottom track.

Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track. A bypass closet features two doors that slide past each other. 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. Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track.

Next carefully lift the door up at a slight angle to remove the bottom rollers from the track. Once this is complete repeat the process with the inside closet door. 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. Each door has its own track that spans the width of the closet opening.

Tilt the track backward slightly then pull it forward toward you to remove it. Rolling doors have wheels on the top and. Remove the screws holding the bottom track in place with a screwdriver. How to remove sliding bypass closet doors from their track.

The slider rails are tracks that hold the upper rollers of each sliding panel.