Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track.
How to take out sliding closet doors.
Each door has its own track that spans the width of the closet opening.
At the bottom of the opening is a floor guide with two channels.
Then try lifting it up a little and pulling it towards you.
Clean out a work space and dust off the door frame.
How to remove sliding bypass closet doors from their track.
Replacing sliding closet doors or making repairs to the upper rail requires getting the closet doors off the slider rails.
Pull the bottom out slightly at about a 10 degree angle and push it up to release the wheels from the top track.
The top closet door tracks should be cut to fit the door frame with a 1 16 inch gap on both ends.
Most of the time the door will pop right off.
Pull the door away from the closet.
Depending on the color of your new closet doors painting the frame to match the doors or refreshing the frame with a clean coat of paint is advisable.
Be careful when pulling a door out of the track as many of the sliding doors can be quite heavy.
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Once this is complete repeat the process with the inside closet door.
How to remove sliding bypass closet doors.
The slider rails are tracks that hold the upper rollers of each sliding panel.
This video shows details of how to.
If there are brackets at the bottom remove the screws that secure the door to the brackets before lifting the door out.
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The floor guide keeps the doors level across the door opening.
A bypass closet features two doors that slide past each other.