How to get pocket door off its track (installation, repair, worth)
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I have a pocket door whose track is shaped like a "C" and where the wheels are almost snapped into the track. On the door, each side has a set of two wheels. I can get the front end of the door off the tracks by unscrewing the track so it hangs down, then pull the door out and pull the wheels of the track.
The wheels in the back are what I am struggling with, first I cannot figure out how to get to them, lifting the door off the track is not possible since it is shaped like a "C", and further compounding the problem, I think one of the two wheels is off the track, it drags/scrapes on its way out, making opening and closing the door difficult.
I want to replace the track with a U shaped one, one that allows me to lift it off the track, but gotta get the door off first. Any ideas? I'm thinking of cutting off the track as far in as I can, and hoping the wheels will just slide right out and off the track when I pull the door out.
Yes that would work. i would replace it with the U shaped track and each door carriage has 4 wheels and there is a connecting device on top of the door between the door and the carriage.
A lot of them you have to remove the casing and the piece of trim the head casing is nailed to as to disconnect the door from the cars.Any good carpenter could do it in an hour if you can find one in your area,and save the trim and casing.Carpenters are worth every penny they make.
I have a pocket door whose track is shaped like a "C" and where the wheels are almost snapped into the track. On the door, each side has a set of two wheels. I can get the front end of the door off the tracks by unscrewing the track so it hangs down, then pull the door out and pull the wheels of the track.
The wheels in the back are what I am struggling with, first I cannot figure out how to get to them, lifting the door off the track is not possible since it is shaped like a "C", and further compounding the problem, I think one of the two wheels is off the track, it drags/scrapes on its way out, making opening and closing the door difficult.
I want to replace the track with a U shaped one, one that allows me to lift it off the track, but gotta get the door off first. Any ideas? I'm thinking of cutting off the track as far in as I can, and hoping the wheels will just slide right out and off the track when I pull the door out.
You're just tearing up a perfectly good pocket door!
And you just can't "replace" one track for another without opening the wall to get to the pocket door frame to remove the old track and/or install a new one.
Removing the door is a simple task- you have to remove the trim that is around the opening keeping the door vertical. In other words, if you can get the door to swing when in the closed position you can lift/remove it from the track. The door will not come off the track when it's in the vertical position.
When a truck does jump track it's usually because someone slammed it into the pocket, or slammed it into the jamb closing it, or continuous rough treatment loosened the adjustment screws enough that it got misaligned and jumped track.
If you want any other info look at Johnson pocket door hardware-
They have pdf's of installation instructions and drawing showing the different types of tracks. Your present type is the most common residential type.
Last edited by K'ledgeBldr; 04-14-2013 at 11:31 PM..
When a truck does jump track it's usually because someone slammed it into the pocket, or slammed it into the jamb closing it, or continuous rough treatment loosened the adjustment screws enough that it got misaligned and jumped track.
If you want any other info look at Johnson pocket door hardware-
They have pdf's of installation instructions and drawing showing the different types of tracks. Your present type is the most common residential type.
This is exactly the situation I am trying to solve: someone slammed a pocket door open too hard and now it is stuck inside the wall. I can get a clawbar underneath the door and lever it just enough to that some of the bottom of the door comes out from the pocket. But the top remains stuck in the wall so I can't drag it out. If the rear carriage has jumped off the track I can't see anyway of getting the door out of the pocket other than having to saw through the drywall to get at the inner end of the track. I can't figure anyway to pop the carriage back on the track. If I keep trying is it possible I can finesse it back into place?
This is exactly the situation I am trying to solve: someone slammed a pocket door open too hard and now it is stuck inside the wall. I can get a clawbar underneath the door and lever it just enough to that some of the bottom of the door comes out from the pocket. But the top remains stuck in the wall so I can't drag it out. If the rear carriage has jumped off the track I can't see anyway of getting the door out of the pocket other than having to saw through the drywall to get at the inner end of the track. I can't figure anyway to pop the carriage back on the track. If I keep trying is it possible I can finesse it back into place?
You could potentially fanaggle for days without results.
Just cut an access hole in the wall, repair the door, repair the drywall- done in a matter of hrs.
You could potentially fanaggle for days without results.
Just cut an access hole in the wall, repair the door, repair the drywall- done in a matter of hrs.
the next time I cut a hole in a wall will be the first time i cut a hole in a wall. Home ownership has a way of bringing on a lot of firsts, I suppose...
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