How To Fix A Stuck Sliding Door Lock

Place the end of a tube of graphite powder against the exterior lock at the key opening.

How to fix a stuck sliding door lock.

Step 3 removing the screws two screws on the end of the door secure the latch. The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely. Remove the handles from the door using a philips head screwdriver. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked.

Most of the time the problem stems from dirty and dried up rollers. The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch. The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob. To fix this remove your door from the tracks clean out the rollers and spray them with a lubricant such as wd 40.

This simple diy trick may solve your issues. Try to open the door while it is shut. These rollers can become damaged dirty or broken as the years go by and cause your door to stick. Sliding doors move along the tracks using a set of rollers.

The latch will not retract even when the knob is turned. Then replace the bottom screw in the hole where it was affixed to the handle to prevent the latch from falling into the doorframe. Squeeze a small amount of powdered graphite into the lock.