How To Replace Belt On Garage Door Opener

Garage door openers are available with a chain drive screw drive or belt drive.

How to replace belt on garage door opener.

How to replace a garage door opener belt step 1. This video from sears partsdirect shows how to replace the belt on a belt drive garage door opener. Look to the end of the rail that hides the screw belt or chain to find the manual pull handle and the bracket to which it. Position step ladder you will be working over your head the majority of the time.

Pull the emergency release rope to release the trolley from the garage door. Using channel lock pliers carefully squeeze the spring on the spring nut and trolley shaft to create slack in the belt. Unhook the trolley connector from the front of the trolley and then release the spring tension. Chain drives a long chain pulls the door open and closed are the least expensive but they re loud.

Use a step ladder to access the garage door opener s power cord and motor unit. Located along the rail the belt connects to the trolley. Slide the outer. Start your garage door replacement project by removing the old one.

Unplug garage door opener before you begin to do any work on the garage door opener belt you will need to make. Screw drives a long threaded rod drives a mechanism that opens and closes the door are priced in the mid range. When adjusting a step ladder.