Lubrication helps. I like spray on white grease for latch & hinge. My annual ritual is t remove the track cover and clean & lube the rear mechanism and lube both latches and all the rollers. (Sure wish that one of our vendors would offer a rebuild kit for the pre-’85 sliders.)

And yes, List traffic has dwindled to about nothing. We may be nearing a time when the best thing to do is just let the server be an archive. In my time, it’s gone from hundreds of posts/day to 3 or 4 a week.

Jim

> On Dec 3, 2025, at 6:58 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> 
> Well, I got a few replies, so I am pretty sure the list is up and running, but no replies as to why my sliding door requires a hard slam to close or a push on the bac edge while closing to close correctly.  I know the knowledge id out there.
> Any help?
> Dave B.