Garage Door Inner Trolley Stuck

The plastic gear on the drive shaft is designed to fail if the garage door gets stuck in the travel tracks protecting the expensive drive motor from damage.

Garage door inner trolley stuck.

Some garage doors have a full lock system which enables you or anybody to lock your garage door from the outside by only turning the handle. For most garage door openers you can get a new trolley carriage for about 25 to 40 depending on the model. Disengage the carriage by. My 10yr old house has a sectional aluminum door and a 1 2hp craftsman garage door opener.

Commonly called a carriage the trolley on your garage door is what connects the operating arm attached to the door to the overhead rail. I disconnected the chain and pressed the wall switch to make sure the gear rotated clockwise so that it would be as if garage door was closed. I decided to unbolt the chain from the trolley to allow the opener to move again. Recently it opened all the way until the trolley hit the bolt that stops it from going any further.

Surprisingly your garage door just being locked can be causing your problem. When i disconnected the door it seemed to open and close by hand smoothly. The trolley is on garage door end not on the opener end. It provides the pushing or pulling that raises or lowers the door with the automatic opener.

If the gear is worn or damaged the door won t move properly. I did a complete video on the entire chamberlain carriage trolley mechanism if that is what you re looking for you can find that here. Chances are you ve got a broken trolley carriage. Do you have a chamberlain or liftmaster garage door opener that won t close and the garage door is stuck open.

As the drive shaft and sprocket rotate they drive the trolley that lifts and lowers the garage door. Be sure the release cord at the underside is at the inner end toward the motor. How to fix a garage door that gets stuck halfway. It s a fairly easy part to fix.

All you need are some simple household tools and a few garage door parts. Once it topped out the opener stuck there. A repair for a garage door trolley typically takes less than 30 minutes. Does your garage door opener make a buzzing so.