Garage Door Latch Stuck

Lodged garage door track.

Garage door latch stuck.

Be sure to use clopay s garage door prolube or sillicone based lubricants. You should properly lubricate your garage door s track the opener chain and the springs every few months as part of regular preventative maintenance. Working inside the garage clear away all items as necessary for convenient access to the t handle the cables and the latch mechanisms on each of the outer sides of the. This is because the issue is not with the door and not even with the control the knob has over the stuck latch.

This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it. Close the garage door. This can often be due to a problem with the tracks or rollers. Disclaimer this video was crea.

This is a short video to demonstrate how easy it is to remove a door handle view what s inside and repair the failed latch. How to fix a garage door that won t lock step 1. The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut. Locate where the ends of the locking bars.

Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. The hole will be around the height of the second door. You can tighten a simple interior mortise lockset like the one shown at left as follows. Your garage door seems to get stuck while opening or closing.

2 hold the knob on the other side of the door and turn the loose knob clockwise until it fits snugly. Poor lubrication is a very common and easy to fix explanation for why you might find your garage door stuck. Close the garage door and attempt to lock the door from the inside. 3 if this does not help remove the knob.