Garage Door Motor Clicks But Won T Open

You have a circuit board issue.

Garage door motor clicks but won t open.

Many garage doors have a powerful torsion spring located horizontally above the door. If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board. Does your overhead door garage door opener just click when trying to operate it. When the door is lowered the spring winds up tightly creating a pulling force that helps lift the door up.

If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad. If your garage door opener clicks and doesn t move the door. If your garage door opener has this symptom watch this video to learn why. If the door doesn t open when you re standing close to the motor unit follow the troubleshooting tips in our garage door opener remotes won t work video to help you fix the problem.

When this happens you could get locked out of the garage. Interrupt cup on motor shaft. I installed the plastic gears a year ago so i know all the parts a well installed i e. Yesterday i opened my garage door after work and when i tried closing i can only hear a relay click but my garage door does not move an inch.

The safety sensors are good and aligned. This can indicate a problem with the motor but it might have other causes. Although rare a failed drive motor is another reason why the door won t open. If you click your remote and hear the garage door opener s motor running but the door won t open the first thing you should do is check to see that the manual release isn t engaged.

If the motor buzzes and doesn t move an unobstructed and disconnected trolley replace the drive. Chamberlain lift master garage door opener troubleshooting. One such quirk is a refusal to open the door as commanded. A power outage or surge particularly one that results from a storm may either cause a temporary malfunction or permanently damage the circuit board.

A faulty circuit board will cause the garage door opener to make clicking sounds.