How To Fit Shower Door Rollers

Installing the door panels is easiest from outside the shower.

How to fit shower door rollers.

While in previous decades these shower doors were commonly bought and used with the rollers already in place another modern alternative is to install the rollers on different doors to create an alternative look for a bathroom. Sliding shower doors operate on a roller system so that they move easily in and out of the shower entrance. The outside glass door panel is positioned closest to the shower. Install shower door rollers although kohler and sterling use several different types of rollers for their shower doors the basic installation and replacement of all the rollers are the same.

The holes for the rollers are 2 1 4 57 mm from the top of the glass. Proper installation is important as incorrect installation can cause the doors to slide poorly make grinding noises and or even jump the track. With the shower door removed from the shower door frame take a screwdriver and remove the shower door rollers. Hanging the door panels.

Using the screwdriver remove either the guide rail that runs along the edge of the door or the plastic guide that sits in the middle of the lower track. Install the outside rollers with the tab on the clamp on top. Place the rollers on the top frame flange of both door panels and secure them with lock washers and machine screws. Place the replacement shower door rollers on the shower door and fasten them.

Step 3 replace the shower door rollers. Prepare the doors by installing roller and if applicable handle towel bar hardware. The outside roller components are assembled to the glass panel and secured with a screw as shown. Remove the doors and adjust the rollers.

While there are hundreds of roller types and shower styles there are often similarities in how a roller or wheel is attached to the shower door and is removed or fits into the shower casement.