My Garage Door Won T Open But The Motor Runs

I pulled the release on the door and opened it all the way.

My garage door won t open but the motor runs.

I accidentally activated the opening of my automatic garage door even though it was physically locked with the lockbar at the side of the door. If the door won t open then it s the door itself which is causing the problem. Broken springs are the most common issue at hand whenever a service person is called to a residence to repair a garage door. If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly.

Instead you ll need to investigate the garage door opener. Contact us for garage door spring repair. My garage door won t open or close the motor runs and the shaft turns bur doesn t engage the chain. Terry on march 10 2017.

If your chain drive garage door opener motor runs but the garage door won t move the drive and worm gears might be stripped or worn. This can happen if a track is accidentally struck by a heavy object and bent outward. One garage door malfunction that is very frustrating is when it will not open. So i just closed the garage with the chain disengaged.

If the motor hums but the chain doesn t move that indicates a problem with the motor. Broken garage door torsion or extension springs. If it is the door there are several reasons why it won t open. Firstly check that the garage door isn t locked.

This repair guide and video show step by step how to replace the drive and worm gears in a chain drive garage door opener. There are a number of possible causes. My wife pushed the door opener a few more times but the door wouldn t move despite the motor responding. This had the effect that the metal hook is now almost at the motor and when i manually open the garage the plastic catch does not reach the metal hook to fit it in place.

When a roller on the garage door comes off one of the side tracks the opener won t be able to lift the door. My garage door remote works great until glad comes on after the light times out it works again please advise me what to do thanks. I realized parking the car in the garage would be a hassle since i would have the open the door manually again. Press the remote or the wall mounted start switch listen to the motor and watch the movement of the chain.