These are the wheels at the base of the door that grip a small piece of metal and are supposed to help close the door easily.
Sliding barn door falls off track.
Sliding closet doors are loose and swing in and out.
It s not too difficult to take the doors off.
Angle the bottom toward you and lift it a little further to disengage the runners on the upper track then pull it out of the doorway.
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The first thing to check is what type of rail system your sliding closet door uses in order for it to slide.
Wiggle the door until the pivot snaps into the hole.
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You simply loosen them with a screwdriver and rotate them out of the way and then you can lift the door off the track.
Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot.
Once secure release the door.
Remove the screen door from the frame by grasping it on both sides and lifting the rollers off the lower track.
See if the screws holding the guides down need tightening to be more secure.
Just be careful the doors are a little heavy.
If your doors hang from a top rail and do not have a track on the floor then you need to either replace or tighten down the floor guides.
Step 2 lay the door on a flat surface and tighten the screws in all four corners.
A common sliding barn door problem is worn track wheels.