Wincore 500 series sliding screen door wheel

Landlord from Waterloo, IL
I have attached photos of my patio door tag and the wheel itself from the door. I am looking for a replacement. I found some elsewhere and tbey ended up being too wide and not moving freely in the channel of the screen door. Wheel diameter is 1.25". Width of the outside edge of metal housing of it is 5/8". Please help! Thanks!
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Tom from SWISCO
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Hello! This roller looks very close to our 84-091. I think this may be the part you need but our dimensions are different than yours. I would double check just to be safe and see if this part may work for you after all.

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Landlord from Waterloo, IL
I mistyped the measurements on the initial comment. The width of my wheel housing is 5/16" - not 5/8", my appologies. The total length of the housing does match what you sent at 2" but the wheel diamter is 1.25". The wheel width is 1/4". I have already tried a wheel housing that meets all specs but the width is like the replacement you suggested at 3/8" and its too wide. It causes the wheel to not be able to spring up and down and it causes the door to hop off the track. Do you have one that measures 5/16"?
Tom
Tom from SWISCO
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Ah, I see. I am familiar with that old 5/16" wide housing you have and can verify that it's not something that's made anymore.

The only alternative we've found that might work is to use the 84-091 suggested above. However, it won't be an easy 1:1 fit. What you need to do is spread the part of the frame where the wheel goes to give it clearance to actually fit. This takes a fair bit of elbow grease so be prepared for that. Also be warned that it won't be pretty, since the door will have a wide bulge at the bottom where the rollers are.

Despite that, I've had other professionals report back to me that this does work in the short term and gets the door functional. In the long term, you should strongly consider a new door entirely.

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