Oiling Garage Door Opener Chain

Clean the old grease from the garage door opener s chain gear and chain guard using a rag.

Oiling garage door opener chain.

Open and close the garage door to work the silicone into the spring. To lubricate the metal shaft spray some grease at the edge of both sides of the bracket as shown below. If you have a track drive opener the next step is to lubricate the opener track with grease. It is also recommended that the trolley and rails the trolley ride on be lightly lubricated with a quality garage door grease.

Point the lubricant towards the lock s keyhole and spray it once to lubricate it. A squeaky garage door is a hassle and over the years things will just get worse. It gets constant use and that wears down the gears chain and integrity of the door. Periodic maintenance of a liftmaster chain driven garage door opener includes lubricating the chain and greasing the chain rail.

Replace the chain guard. Most screw drive garage door openers do require regular lubrication. Set up a stepladder under the front torsion springs if your door has springs on a torsion bar above the door. The chain gear which is under the opener s chain guard pulls the chain back and forth across the chain s track.

Automatic garage door opener units need maintenance including lubricating the chain. Lubricating the lock will make locking your garage door easier and can prevent rust in the long run. A loose garage door opener chain makes loud slapping sounds and causes jerky door movements that smack the rollers against the track. As a homeowner knowing the correct type of lubricant for the chain.

Use quality garage door grease to lubricate the chain and sprocket on chain drive systems to the screw on screw drive system and to the lubrication points recommended on a belt drive system. While some garage door openers boast that they are maintenance free even chain drive units that don t call for lubrication require regular lubrication of the garage door s moving parts. There s two parts to lubricating the garage door rollers. Lubricating the door springs chains rollers.

Whether your garage door opens manually or via an electric garage door opener it contains metal parts that require oiling or lubricating occasionally. The metal shaft that slides in the bracket on the door itself and the ball bearings on the roller wheel. So start by tightening the chain find the procedure in your owner s manual.