Garage Door Opener Chain Pin Fell Off

Sprocket is at the end of the opener rail closest to the garage door opening.

Garage door opener chain pin fell off.

Keep it propped open while you fix the chain. This plastic pin has two tabs that you have to pull gently to the side to allow the pin to slide out. Pull the chain toward the garage door and hold it in position. Maybe it is as simple as a gfi or circuit breaker flipping.

The small gear is held on by a plastic pin that goes thru the shaft. Grasp the chain 1 foot from where it connects to the end of the threaded chain anchor. If you are outside the door when this occurs you will need some assistance to move the door manually. My chain fell off my garage door its an xtreme garage door opener and it looks like the link that held a cable on the other side of the gear chain fell off.

Thread the nut s facing the door clockwise until it meets the bracket then release the chain. 1 check to make sure the opener is getting power. The chain wraps around this sprocket as well as the gear and sprocket at the motor. Place a stepladder near the motor and unplug the power cord for the motor from the electrical.

Simply push the button and see if the light comes on. If you are not confident in your ability to diagnose the problem call a local garage door service company. The chain drive module has a gear on the bottom that has to be removed both to take out the old module and before installing the new module. A new front sprocket costs about 150 200 include the labor to install it.

Its right where the chain connects to the metal cable is there a repair kit or something because it looks like the chain is a link or two short to connect t the cable thanks for your help. If you find that your garage door opener chain falls off the track on which it has been placed you will need to put it back up and then tighten the chain to stop this happening in the future.