Gerritt Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Kinda stumped here guys and could use a bit of advice.. in the last little bit the automatic garage door has been acting up... Sometimes it will open.. other time open a bit, and other times halfway.... then it jerks to a stop.. if I pull the red rope.. it opens without a hiccup.. put it under load again and it starts to act erratic again... I picked up some garage door lube and sprayed the pulley assembly on the door, the wheels and the track the "scuttle?" travels along... same issue... it has worked flawlessly in the past.. does anyone have any ideas of things I am missing? is it time for a new one?? G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbag Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Gerritt There are usually adjustment screws on the powerhead that you can adjust the up/down pressure. Maybe with time and temp change you just need to adjust these settings a little Good luck Cheers Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Gerritt There are usually adjustment screws on the powerhead that you can adjust the up/down pressure. Maybe with time and temp change you just need to adjust these settings a little Good luck Cheers Craig What he said, sometimes there are travel limiters that are out of adjustment as well, but most likely the pressure adjustments are the culprit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Kinda stumped here guys and could use a bit of advice.. in the last little bit the automatic garage door has been acting up... Sometimes it will open.. other time open a bit, and other times halfway.... then it jerks to a stop.. if I pull the red rope.. it opens without a hiccup.. put it under load again and it starts to act erratic again... I picked up some garage door lube and sprayed the pulley assembly on the door, the wheels and the track the "scuttle?" travels along... same issue... it has worked flawlessly in the past.. does anyone have any ideas of things I am missing? is it time for a new one?? G I had some issues like that with mine. Turned out the track had somehow become bent about 2 feet off the garage floor and it was just enuf for the safety feature to stop it. As soon as I bent the track back somewhere near straight it was fine. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I install garage doors for a living... Its either as simple as the pressure setting like others have said or it could be the mother board starting to fail. If its 15+ years old.. its due for a changing. Home depot or crappy tire usually have deals on electric operators. Do yourself a favour and do not purchase a screw drive operator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Gerritt, still have the original garage door opener in my home after 18 years. Original garage door was some kind of fiber board material, painted it a couple of times but it still held moisture making it heavier. Adjusted the up-down tension a couple of times also. Had to replace the plastic gear set inside a couple of times due to breakage from strain. My wife fixed the problem, hit the garage door with her van and I replaced it with a painted steel one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Just don't ever leave the remote on the seat of the car like my wife did one time. I went to back the car out and hit the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daplumma Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Ger,undo the door from the opener and run it up and down by hand.If it doesn't bind or stick,adjust the up down pressure.If it binds or sticks you know what to do. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbanger Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 just had the same thing happen with ours today. found one of the joint s in the track had come slightly out of line causing the wheel to jam. loosened off the two bolts lined up the track tightend up teh bolts and all seems good . TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 If the track is ever bent the easiest tools to use are a couple Crescent wrenches, tighten then down on the track and you can take the bend right out of them. It`s also an easy way to get a wheel that pops out of the track back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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