Garage Door Motor Troubleshooting

Door won t close all the way it is uneven 9.

Garage door motor troubleshooting.

This way they can avoid crushing your car or you if it gets stuck underneath. If the path is clear then check the tracks. Door closes only if you hold in the push button 3. If fresh batteries nor a closer range solve your issue try reprogramming the remote by following the instructions in your opener s manual.

Door is uneven 7. If your garage door opener s remote isn t working try. Doing the basics usually it is an obvious step that users tend to skip when repairing a motor unit. Garage door troubleshooting 1.

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. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. Door is cocked 5.

The main drive gear is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor. How to repair a garage door opener motor step 1. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. Checking the door before you start inspecting the motor make sure the garage door is fully functioning.

If everything else is working well then it could be that the power in. The wall switch doesn t work first check your fuses gfci or breaker to see if any of them have tripped broken or burnt out. So if your door is not closing all of the way then you should first check to make sure there is nothing underneath it. Door closes part way and then reverses 4.

Garage doors are designed to close steadily and to stop when there is something in the way. Bottom of the door is up on one side 2. Door opens slowly 8. If your garage door doesn t open but the opener motor runs for just a few seconds and then shuts off the garage door itself may have manually been locked.

Door is jammed 6.