You probably have a build up of scum, and other mineral deposits. Remove one of the doors and try cleaning the tracks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Handyman Listserv" <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Greasing the Wheels of Life
> Hi All, > > I have probably gotten these questions answered in the past, but I'll be > damned if I can find it in the archives or the hundreds of messages I've > managed to keep in the years I've been on the list. > > Anyway, my problems are my shower doors. > > These are the kind that hang off of a rail at the top of the bathtub > enclosure, and use a rail at the bottom to guide the doors in place. > > The bottom portions of the doors do not have wheels, only the top of the > doors where they hang off of a lip that curves under the wheels. > > Lately the doors have become juttery, for lack of a better term. In > layman's terms, they don't slide smoothly across the rail as they once > did. Now they travel across the rail in a halting motion, as if the > wheels were jamming. > > If I didn't know any better, I'd swear the wheels had gotten deformed or > something and were no longer round. > > I don't think this has happened, but I really haven't had the time to go > in there and mess around with the doors yet. > > First question is can I grease these little monkeys? > > The next question is what should I use to grease said monkeys. Should I > use WD40, silicone spray, or a powder grease I've heard mentioned on the > list before? > > I just remember Phil's horror story of using WD40 on his patio sliding > doors and how bad they got in stead of getting better. Oops, I'm sorry, I > almost forgot, they started off alright after he lubed them, but steadily > got worse as time progressed...Well, I just don't want these happening to > my shower doors. They can be relatively expensive to replace, and I don't > want to have to do that.. > > The last question I have is if the wheels can't return to their normal > running ability, can they be replaced? > > Like I said, I haven't gone into the wells to feel around in there, so I > thought I'd ask the experts first and save me the trouble. > > I'm really lazy that way, or, as my ex-psychologist/therapist used to say, > you're not lazy, you're just low on energy...Yeah right, who was she > trying to kid...smile. > > Anyway, thanks for the help. > > Victor Gouveia > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
