Garage Door Is Stuck Motor Seems Fine

This video from sears partsdirect shows how to troubleshoot motor and travel problems with your garage door opener.

Garage door is stuck motor seems fine.

If you find that it keeps running this can present a problem in your system. How to fix a garage door that opens slowly. You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance. If you find that it keeps running this can present a problem in your system.

Seems to be working fine. Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. Check the springs to make sure they have the same amount of tension. If this is the case the motor will run but as the chain isn t where it should be it can t generate the lift to open the door.

If the indicator light on your motor unit. Travel limit down ok. Garage door openers use a system of springs sensors pulleys and tracks to automatically open and close your garage door. There s something wrong with the garage door opener that s stopping it from opening the door for you.

When i press the garage door opener the motor just buzzes twice and does not move the chain at all. Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged. This causes your garage door to shimmy up the tracks which is why it s sticking on the way up and down. This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it.

Even with regular maintenance garage doors can sometimes stick refusing to open or close. Perhaps the most common problem associated with a sticking garage door is when it s misaligned and not level. Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants. Do not use wd 40.

These systems usually operate. Poor lubrication is a very common and easy to fix explanation for why you might find your garage door stuck. In a typical situation the motor for your garage door opener should stop running once the door has closed.