How To Shorten The Chain On A Garage Door

You will need a chain breaker to cut the chain where you want it.

How to shorten the chain on a garage door.

The chain got loose and popped off the gear. Cut down the opener rail and the drive chain by about 6 1 2. I am not a professional. You can find a chain breaker by going to the link below.

How do i adjust it. Documenting how i repaired the garage door. You made need to adjust the tension of its chains. A sagging chain is a result of normal usage of the garage door opener.

This short video shows you how to easily shorten a roller chain for a bike snowblower anything that uses a chain. Follow this video to learn how to adjust the chain tension on a linear. Once you have it at a length that suits your garage door install the new garage door opener chain drive. The chain on my garage door opener seems to be sagging and rubbing on the track.

Then remove the old genie. The garage door opener chain is similar to a bicycle chain with a master link. There are only a few ways that the chain can be tightened. If you shorten the chain the door will not fully open.

There may be an adjustment linked to the chain or an adjustment to the length of the door opener track. The great part is you don t even need any. Cut the rail down 6 1 2 and then cut the chain down 13. Find the master link attached to each end of the trolley to shorten the chain for the desired length.

Watch this video and see the professional at town country door llc demonstrates the.