Garage Door Opener Rail Bows Down

Go to your local home improvement store and buy some angle iron and lower the power head.

Garage door opener rail bows down.

Scroll for more items post 848621 10 30 2015 at 13 15 1 780 days old by mb1280 checkrate likes i ve been trying to alleviate some loudness in a garage door and this seems to be an answer but i don t know exactly why. Every opener i ve ever seen or installed has a slight slope from the end of the rail back to the motor. The tracks might be bent or loose causing the rollers to bind. Second the opener should be lower.

I believe there will always be a slight bowing as the pushing and pulling of the door exerts pressure on the rail. If it is too high then the draw bar arm that pushes the door is at too much of a down angle and instead of pushing forward it pushes more down. If you re too far away this can cause a problem with opening or closing the door. See the section in your manual titled position the opener when the door is fully opened the opener rail should be max 2 above the edge of the top section.

Also check the rollers. Firstly check that you re using it within the range required for your opener. Open the door by hand and when it is at its peak measure it and make sure the bottom of the rail clears by 1. It s illustrated in the chamberlain manual under installation.

The front of the opener should only bearly clear the door when it is at its peak going around the curved part of the track. You may also need to reprogram your keypad or replace the batteries in it. Normally it s only about an inch or so. Thus the problem with the opener moving and the door not.

My only suggestion is the ensure that the door operates properly and easily without the gdo and then re connect the door. Also verify the antenna on the motor unit is in the proper placement.