Old metal frame sliding glass doors

Question

If I'm replacing the rollers do I need to take them out and take him to a hardware store to match them if they're really old doors. The bottom track was put in backwards originally and so the stationary door is on the inside does that track or can that track be lifted up and turned around or will not break it

Tom · Accepted Answer

You have to remove the rollers to match them up regardless of how old the door is, unfortunately. There's no other way to identify patio glass door rollers. Removal first is a necessary step.

As for flipping the door track, that's a tricky one. I guess it depends on how the original one was installed. That really is a big oversight, so for that particular project I would recommend contacting a local professional for assistance. There's no telling what the original installers had to do to get this backwards setup to work. It may be a simple matter of just flipping the track, but it could also be way more involved than either of us can guess.