Garage Door Pulley Not Working

Opener systems can develop a number of problems including electronic problems with remote control units chain slippage faulty roller action and cables that come off the pulley system.

Garage door pulley not working.

As an amazon affiliate i get commissions from purchases made from links in the description of my videos. When a garage door fails to open and close properly the cause is often a worn pulley. One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door. Click on a problem below to see the possible causes and solutions.

If you hear a scraping noise that could be a worn ball bearing is causing the pulley to grind the track angle. Usually the ball bearings break down causing the pulley to scrape against the track angle or the rivets fail and the pulley splits as in the picture above causing the door cable to stick. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. Please help support my channel by using my link to.

Then within 30 seconds hold the button on your remote for three seconds or until garage door opener s lights flash or the led light on your opener blinks. As with many such problems the most common problem is the simplest one the motor unit has been unplugged. Bottom of the door is up on one side. Simple but true the remote transmitter needs power to send a signal to your opener.

Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful. To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button. If pressing the button on your garage door s remote control doesn t work check the batteries first. Maybe the garage door opens halfway and either stops or closes.

Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor.