Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Garage Door Opener

17 July 2013

Re: [DIY] Garage Door Opener

Thanks Bill.

It seems to be working fine now, since I upped the force. But if I have other issues, I will lube the track...

Best.

Frank Ruggiero

On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Bill Chmelik wrote:

Lube the track and the wheels, if you feel better about it they do sell garage door track lube at the big box stores

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Ruggiero
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 7:01 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Garage Door Opener

Hi Experts.

I have a garage door issue. The garage door opener will open the garage door. But when it tries to close it, it pushes it about 2 feet and then pulls it back to the open position.

I did check the sensor. I know nothing is blocking it, because the sensor's green light is on. I know when something blocks it, the green light goes off.

So I disconnected the opener in the open position, and manually pushed the door down. It felt kind of difficult to push it along.

I am wondering if, in this case, the track would need to be lubricated, or the wheels on the door need to be lubricated?

If so, what would I use and how would I apply it?

Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

Frank