Sliding Door Lock Jammed

Here i show you how to easily open any locked sliding door quick and easy.

Sliding door lock jammed. This sliding glass door lock was not working. Coat your door key with powdered graphite or spray. Apply a lubricant to both upper and lower tracks to keep the door hardware clean and operating freely. Luckily this is a very easy fix.

From fixing the alignment to lubricating the lock a little work gets your door back in order. Find sliding patio door locks at lowe s today. It s an easy fix. When the tracks aren t clean it can cause your sliding door to stick.

Donations appreciated click in upper right corner info circle. The best way to lubricate any lock is to disassemble it and use an aerosol lubricant to flush away grime and coat the moving parts of the lock. The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely. Chances are your patio door undergoes a lot of traffic.

If you exhaust the list of quick fixes and repairs to no avail you ll have to call a locksmith or replace a permanently jammed door lock. It did not latch shut. It also sounds like the actuator has failed in a manner that prevents movement of the actuator by use of the manual lock lever. In addition to cleaning and lubricating sliding door tracks you want to lubricate the door lock.

It sounds like your door lock actuator for the passenger sliding door has failed. Fixing the issue yourself can save you money and many of the issues are relatively quick and easy to handle. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked. Dirty tracks are one of the most common causes for a sliding door sticking.