Noisy Garage Door Opener Motor

By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine basic garage door maintenance checklist photo 1.

Noisy garage door opener motor.

Before you work on the opener and door unplug the door opener s motor. 15 off garage door repair total. 20 off garage door openers click to print. Vibration transfers through the steel framework of the opener and through the home s framing studs and drywall.

Add rubber as buffer in spots causing noise. On your garage door parts. Set wood block on top of ladder. 1 unplug the motor of the garage door opener.

5 place rubber pad behind mounting bracket and reattach it to the wall. This video gives you a close up view of garage door rollers pulleys springs tracks and motor chain so that you know what to look for when lubricating your garage door parts. A worn belt or chain and cable assembly can also make noise tighten chain or belt tension to correct this problem. Noisy garage doors are usually caused by worn rollers loose hardware parts that need lubrication or an opener in need of anti vibration pads all simple fixes.

Worn gears inside the garage door opener s motor unit can make grinding or buzzing noises. Vibration is the cause of most noise problems associated with garage door openers. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to muffle a noisy garage door opener. 3 unbolt and lower motor from mounting straps.

Replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears when they re worn and making noises. Set motor on top of wood blocks. 4 disconnect door track mounting bracket from wall. Take out the garage door bolts connecting the tracks to it.

2 place stepladder under garage door opener motor.