Garage Door Opener Sprocket Not Turning

Trying to turn the sprocket directly can be difficult if the gearing system uses all normal straight gears.

Garage door opener sprocket not turning.

This repair guide and video show step by step how to replace the drive and worm gears in a chain drive garage door opener. Check the breaker controlling the door opener and. Make basic checks first. If your chain drive garage door opener motor runs but the garage door won t move the drive and worm gears might be stripped or worn.

You need to hold down the button for garage door opener on the overhead pannel until the corresponding indicator light starts. This speed reduction system also increases the motor torque at the sprocket so that a relatively small motor can easily pull the chain and move the garage door up and down. Ensure that the unit is plugged in the door isn t locked and if you are using a remote that the remote has batteries. Turn them to clockwise to max and try again.

If this fixes the problem then oil the door and turn the screws back down until it no longer opens and closes and then turn 1 8th back up. Inside the garage door opener there is going to be a gear reduction system to adapt the motor speed to the chain sprocket speed. 3 if the chain still doesn t move check the force settings on the motor head. First park you sequoia in front of the garage door you want to sync.

If the chain was installed too tightly on the garage door opener it can make opening the door more difficult for the automatic opener. If the gear becomes too worn it will no longer be able to move the chain.