It closes without any issue.
Garage door opens until about 2 feet then slides sideways.
Model cm 8600 xl m opens completely but slides back down a few inches only and stops.
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It will open about 2 3 feet and then it stops.
When that happens the distance your garage door needs to travel may change.
This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature.
No pieces of plastic to show wear and tear.
Find local garage door repair.
Sometimes the door will open all the way up after it slides back and the light will turn off.
It will be obvious if it is going bad.
As a result when it opens we have to give it a final push manually to keep it from sliding back down.
Took cover off and gears appear to be fine.
If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.
You need to check the door springs and the drive gear in the opener.
But changes in weather conditions can causes your garage door components to shift or contract.
You will have to take the cover off the motor unit to check the gear.
Have adjusted the up force settings to highest level and still read more.
In cases like this your travel down setting simply needs to be adjusted to the new distance.
Shut door and released it opening to waist level.
Move the garage door up and down until you find a place where the door stays suspended when you let go.
Result was door falling to floor.
2 brace the open door.
Have sears craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener.
It passes a beam a few inches off the floor from side to side.
My garage door geniepro screwdrive model 1 2 h p.
Pressing the button again will shut it.