If your chain is badly corroded you may need to remove the chain from the carriage assembly and soak it in lubricant for a few hours.
Garage door chain broke.
By william machin chain drive garage door openers have a sprocket that is attached at the top of the motor.
It seems like this is a very common problem as thi.
Immediate troubleshooting is required and a new garage door chain will need to be installed in place of the old one.
Garage door cables appear to be broken when a garage door service company gets a phone call in reference to a broken spring the first thing the homeowner usually says is the cables are broken.
Sometimes the cable will break if it is a combination chain and cable drive system.
A broken garage door chain will immediately impact your garage door s operation and render its automatic motorized capability effectively useless.
To do this put some lubricant on a piece of rag this use the rag to wipe the chain.
Over time the sprocket s teeth can wear and the chain may jump or skip when the opener.
Garage door opener is very strong and seldom does the chain actually break.
Documenting how i repaired the garage door.
Thread the nut s facing the door clockwise until it meets the bracket then release the chain.
If the chain on your garage door is rusty you need to apply lubricant into it to loosen the corrosion.
Press down on the chain with your finger.
I am not a professional.
The chain got loose and popped off the gear.
In this case the cable can be replaced fixing the problem.
The most common cause for the.