How To Replace A Broken Garage Door Opener

So before you buy a new garage door opener check for broken or wobbly rollers and brackets.

How to replace a broken garage door opener. The main drive gear is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor. Garage door opener won t open all the way fix. But don t replace the bottom roller bracket yourself the cable attached to it is under extreme tension. If your garage door is opening slowly or making a lot of noise the problem may not be your opener.

If there are any damaged spots pound them out with a rubber mallet or with a hammer and a block of scrap wood. A garage door opener chain may make a lot of noise when you pull it to open your door but it is one of the most reliable types of door openers ever invented. The garage door goes hand in hand with the opener and often a broken door opener is an indication that the door itself is faulty. If the garage door opener is 20 years old or newer a universal garage door opener remote may work as a replacement remote.

If the tracks are badly damaged they should be replaced. Visit a retailer that carries replacement remotes and read the packaging of several remote models to find a suitable match. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch. Replace the main gear drive if the garage door opener makes a grinding noise but the door doesn t move your main drive gear is probably toast.

For many generations people rely on this type of door opener not only because it is easy to use but also because it is cheap and can easily be repaired when broken. You ll need to call a pro. Garage door springs can and will break and if you re anywhere near the garage when this happens you ll know it. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor.

Even if you don t hear it you ll know the spring broke as soon as you or your garage door opener try to lift the door and finds that it now weighs. Please subscribe to my new channel handy homeowner dedicated to how to videos like this one. Working inside the garage with the garage door closed examine the tracks for dents crimps or flat spots.