How To Replace Garage Door Opener

Loosen the chain by wrenching the tension nut mounted on top of the trolley.

How to replace garage door opener. If the company that made your garage door opener is still in business. Let the garage door be in a closed position. Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.

Loosen the brackets securing it to the ceiling and gently lower it down. How to replace a garage door opener remote determining which replacement remote to purchase. Make sure that the unit s power is turned off and cable is removed from the socket. Look to the end of the rail that hides the screw belt or chain to find the manual pull handle and the bracket to which it.

Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door. If your opener model is no longer manufactured it may not be easy to find a new remote designed. Turn the power off to the garage at the circuit panel. Use the open ended adjustable wrench to loosen the bracket and remove the bracket on the door and the bracket above the.