Noisy Garage Door Opener Motor

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to muffle a noisy garage door opener.

Noisy garage door opener motor.

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. Create opener and garage door buffers using pieces of rubber to reduce noise. 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. 3 unbolt and lower motor from mounting straps.

Set motor on top of wood blocks. A worn belt or chain and cable assembly can also make noise tighten chain or belt tension to correct this problem. Replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears when they re worn and making noises. 4 disconnect door track mounting bracket from wall.

5 place rubber pad behind mounting bracket and reattach it to the wall. Add rubber as buffer in spots causing noise. Take the door opener motor out of the mounting bracket and put it aside gently. 20 off garage door openers click to print.

Take out the garage door bolts connecting the tracks to it. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine basic garage door maintenance checklist photo 1. 1 unplug the motor of the garage door opener. Vibration transfers through the steel framework of the opener and through the home s framing studs and drywall.

2 place stepladder under garage door opener motor. 15 off garage door repair total. On your garage door parts. Set wood block on top of ladder.

How to lubricate your noisy garage door.