How To Fix My Garage Door Chain
To repair your broken garage door opener chain here is what you should do.
How to fix my garage door chain. Step 1 diagnose the problem. To do this open and close the garage door several times using the chain door opener and observe the performance of your opener. Chain driven garage door openers should have some slack in the chain for optimal performance. Sometimes the cable will break if it is a combination chain and cable drive system.
Garage door opener is very strong and seldom does the chain actually break. Before you do any repairs you need to know what is wrong with your door opener chain. You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism. Garage door didn t open in the morning.
Over time the sprocket s teeth can wear and the chain may jump or skip when the opener raises the door. Over time though this slack can increase or the gear and sprocket assembly can wear and the chain may pop off the sprockets. In this case the cable can be replaced fixing the problem. Chain drive garage door openers have a sprocket that is attached at the top of the motor.