Now that you have access to the internal area of the sliding glass door frame you can locate the remaining screws on the sliding glass door latch.
How to remove a sliding glass door lock.
Once you have a match you can have the new sliding glass door lock installed in five to 10 minutes.
Width of the lock.
Remove the bottom rail from the door by removing one screw on both sides at the bottom with a drill driver.
Position of the keyway more information on that below.
Take the old door lock to your local hardware store to use as a reference when purchasing a new door lock.
Repeat with the other side of the frame.
Step 1 remove the broken sliding glass door lock from the door by removing the screws that attach it to the door.
Screw hole size the distance between the centers of the mounting screw.
There are two screw holes on both sides one on the top and one on the bottom.
Unscrew the head stop with a power or phillips screwdriver.
The frame will pop away from the central stud.
Open the door and locate the head stop screw at the top corner of the door frame right where the door would touch the frame when it closes.
This screw may be tightly fixed.
Name of the manufacturer of the door to which a particular lock is unique.