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.

The floor guide keeps the doors level across the door opening. Remove the screws holding the bottom track in place with a screwdriver. Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track. Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track.

Once this is complete repeat the process with the inside closet door. At the bottom of the opening is a floor guide with two channels. How to remove sliding bypass closet doors from their track. Next carefully lift the door up at a slight angle to remove the bottom rollers from the track.

Tilt the track backward slightly then pull it forward toward you to remove it. Rolling doors have wheels on the top and. 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.

Remove any brackets locking the door on the bottom track.