Noisy Garage Door Opener Motor

5 place rubber pad behind mounting bracket and reattach it to the wall.

Noisy garage door opener motor.

Take out the garage door bolts connecting the tracks to it. Create opener and garage door buffers using pieces of rubber to reduce noise. A worn belt or chain and cable assembly can also make noise tighten chain or belt tension to correct this problem. On your garage door parts.

1 unplug the motor of the garage door opener. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine basic garage door maintenance checklist photo 1. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to muffle a noisy garage door opener. 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. Replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears when they re worn and making noises. Add rubber as buffer in spots causing noise. Set wood block on top of ladder.

3 unbolt and lower motor from mounting straps. 2 place stepladder under garage door opener motor. Take the door opener motor out of the mounting bracket and put it aside gently. Vibration is the cause of most noise problems associated with garage door openers.

4 disconnect door track mounting bracket from wall. Before you work on the opener and door unplug the door opener s 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. How to lubricate your noisy garage door.

15 off garage door repair total.