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Garage door issue
Posted on 12/30/25 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 6:00 pm
3.5 year old garage door, randomly over its short life it will make it almost all the way down and come back up. If you hit it again, usually it works. From the inside, it sounds like / appears the second to last wheel is having a hard time making the turn, I can’t find anything obvious that would be causing it. (Track looks ok) And of course it happens for like a week, just as I’m at wits end it chills out and is fine for several months. Any ideas? Not the censors, as I troubleshot this. Thanks in advance
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Posted on 12/30/25 at 6:12 pm to 10tiger
Is it lubricated well?
Posted on 12/30/25 at 6:51 pm to HonoraryCoonass
So I have sprayed it with garage door lube and it helps a bit for a day or so. Should I be having to lube the garage door every month or so? Are yall having to do that frequently? I’ve never had to lube a garage door before let alone every month or so.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 7:26 pm to 10tiger
Are the springs good?
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:15 pm to 10tiger
Maybe the motor is failing and sensing that there is an obstruction causing it to return back up.
You could release the door by pulling the emergency rope and see how easily, or not, it travels in the tracks.
As another poster mentioned, your spring could be binding causing resistance, as well.
Resistance or bad sensors will cause the door to go back up.
You could release the door by pulling the emergency rope and see how easily, or not, it travels in the tracks.
As another poster mentioned, your spring could be binding causing resistance, as well.
Resistance or bad sensors will cause the door to go back up.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:08 pm to 10tiger
Good suggestions so far.
There is likely an adjustment on the motor to increase the force. If it's not binding you may just need to tweak it.
There is likely an adjustment on the motor to increase the force. If it's not binding you may just need to tweak it.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:01 am to jmon
Ok so I think it could be the springs … when I pull the cord, lift it half way it falls down to about 4 inches off the ground and won’t go any further. Thanks y’all I’m going to call someone out.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 12:38 pm to 10tiger
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when I pull the cord, lift it half way it falls down to about 4 inches off the ground and won’t go any further.
Had a similar issue before. Check the 2 gear knobs on the overhead motor. Mine got out of whack after a power outage and having to manually open. Basically they were out of calibration and it just took patience, tweaking them and opening/closing multiple times to get right
Posted on 12/31/25 at 4:10 pm to 10tiger
Clean your garage door sensors. The little glass bubble at the bottom of the doors.
And I think it is either an indication the spring is going bad or it will make your spring go bad. Not white which.
And I think it is either an indication the spring is going bad or it will make your spring go bad. Not white which.
This post was edited on 12/31/25 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 12/31/25 at 4:25 pm to SixthAndBarone
Guy came out. Spring is def going bad. When we first moved in, we had a temporary door while ours came in (it was back ordered). Ours is wind rated and insulated, this guy has concerns that part of the issue is they didn’t change out the tracks when they changed the door to a more substantial track for the heavier door. (there is friction between some of the rollers on the track and isn’t staying in alignment well). I was not home when it was changed so I don’t know about changing out the tracks. Does this sound correct? Is there a way to know if it’s the correct tracks? Proposed solution would be to change the rollers from the current metal to nylon coated (I think that’s what he said) and the springs. I know next to nothing about this aside from what I’ve read online. Like I said before this house I have had no issues with garage doors on any previous houses. I am getting another opinion Friday and ideally the company that put it in will come back to assess but I will be honest I don’t have much faith in them from past experience. And neither does my contractor for that matter because they don’t use them anymore.
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