How To Remove Carrier Stems For Vertical Blinds

These instructions walk you through how to replace a vertical blind carrier stem and the gear.

How to remove carrier stems for vertical blinds.

Replacing a vertical blind carrier stem requires removing the broken one and taking it to a store for a replacement. Stems generally come off without much of a hassle. The stem is a plastic piece that is attached to gears. Step 1 open the vanes of the vertical blind with the wand.

Bali graber g85 g71 vertical stem 1 99 sku. Vertical blind carrier spacer 1 50 sku. Add to cart show details. Removing a stem is relatively straightforward.

Levolor louver drape zirlon vertical blind carrier 5 99. Vrt b3 vrt b4 vrt b5. Also referred to as carrier hooks. Vertical blind carrier stems.

Add to cart show details. Vertical blind tracks are installed and hung up side down when it states that a stem is removed from either the top or bottom it is referring to the track sitting on a table or floor. Start a twisting motion with the pliers against the carrier of the blinds. If blinds won t rotate and there doesn t seem to be overlapping or backwards blinds check the slots where the blinds are connected to the carrier stem.

In some cases there is something obvious jammed in these holes like a piece of dirt or even a small piece of the blind itself that broke off. Sometimes these can break or fall out. The vanes should be pointing perpendicular to the window or sliding door. Vertical blind stems sit inside a c shaped holder and they pop out of the open side with a firm tug.

The gears are what rotate and move slats on vertical blinds. The carrier clip stem on a vertical blind holds the slats or vanes to the headrail. Take the needle nose pliers and grip onto the base of the stem. Carefully stand on a step stool if needed and use a flashlight to easily identify the open side of the stem holder.

This type of stem is common on graber and bali vertical blinds. Kung fu maintenance shows tricks how to repair change vertical blind stem gears with fixed ends stems pop up through carriers good spray lube for vertical bl.