Noisy Garage Door Opener Motor

Set wood block on top of ladder.

Noisy garage door opener motor.

Create opener and garage door buffers using pieces of rubber to reduce noise. Take the door opener motor out of the mounting bracket and put it aside gently. 15 off garage door repair total. 2 place stepladder under garage door opener motor.

Take out the garage door bolts connecting the tracks to it. A worn belt or chain and cable assembly can also make noise tighten chain or belt tension to correct this problem. Replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears when they re worn and making noises. Worn gears inside the garage door opener s motor unit can make grinding or buzzing noises.

Add rubber as buffer in spots causing noise. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to muffle a noisy garage door opener. On your garage door parts. Set motor on top of wood blocks.

Before you work on the opener and door unplug the door opener s motor. Vibration transfers through the steel framework of the opener and through the home s framing studs and drywall. This video gives you a close up view of garage door rollers pulleys springs tracks and motor chain so that you know what to look for when lubricating your garage door parts. 20 off garage door openers click to print.

By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine basic garage door maintenance checklist photo 1. How to lubricate your noisy garage door. Noisy garage doors are usually caused by worn rollers loose hardware parts that need lubrication or an opener in need of anti vibration pads all simple fixes. 5 place rubber pad behind mounting bracket and reattach it to the wall.

3 unbolt and lower motor from mounting straps.