Date:         Wed, 8 Jun 2011 05:23:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
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From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: best lube for sliding door
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        Roland, now you have the right idea with your plastic strip.  I have tried this using a piece of plastic door edge protector, works just fine until the plastic gives out, so what is needed is a similar piece of nylon or some other hi-teck plastic that I have not found yet.  You will have to cut the V-groove in the roller deeper to allow for the extra added height of the track to get the door to sit in its proper location.  That is a tricky proposition unless you have a lathe.  Let me know if you make any headway on this project.

On 2011-06-07, at 4:42 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> So what is the right way to quiet these things a bit, and how to lube the
> bottom roller / track?  For the side rollers there appear to be 2, one to
> hold the weight, and the other a horizontal guide.  I was almost thinking
> I'd like to find a way to put some type of plastic strip on the track for
> the roller that hold the weight in this area.



Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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