Posted By: slydogx
Garage Door Help - 05/02/23 07:52 PM
Hoping someone can help me diagnose issue with my garage door.
The door is small (single garage), old school wood door so it is a bit heavy. It is run by an ancient chain drive opener and has worked fine until recently.
It uses extension springs, not a torsion spring
When opening or closing, the door hangs up and starts "hammering" very loudly and needs to be manually persuaded to operate.
I can't see where the rails are bent any more than they have been since we bought the house and the opener seems to be operating fine.
Wondering if there are some obvious things I should be checking?
The door is small (single garage), old school wood door so it is a bit heavy. It is run by an ancient chain drive opener and has worked fine until recently.
It uses extension springs, not a torsion spring
When opening or closing, the door hangs up and starts "hammering" very loudly and needs to be manually persuaded to operate.
I can't see where the rails are bent any more than they have been since we bought the house and the opener seems to be operating fine.
Wondering if there are some obvious things I should be checking?