Garage Door Not Connected To Chain

A chain drive garage door usually has two small switches on the top of the unit these are triggered when small rollers attached to the chain ride into the mechanism.

Garage door not connected to chain.

Pull straight down on the emergency release rope once the door is open. The chain is located in the garage door s pulley bar. When the cord is pulled the motor is disengaged from the chain. The motor will run but will not move the chain.

You may be missing that part. Check the breaker controlling the door opener and reset if it it s tripped. If your opener seems to overrun the switch and just keeps trying to pull the garage door up or down after it reaches the end of travel you might assume that it missed the. Just click here to watch the video.

Otherwise the solution is to add some links to the chain. Begin the chain disassembly. Remove this nut from the bolt with a socket wrench. I hope this helps.

Most garage doors have an emergency release typically a red pull cord that allows the door to be opened and closed manually. This distinctive chain features a tension bolt with a nut at its open end. If an extension is being used is comes with a longer chain and cable. This enables the trolley to connect to the carriage.