Garage Door Chain Loose

When your garage door opener chain becomes loose it creates a loud slapping sound and causes the rollers to smack against the track because of jerky door movements.

Garage door chain loose.

There are only a few ways that the chain can be tightened. There may be an adjustment linked to the chain or an adjustment to the length of the door opener track. A loose garage door cable is not difficult to deal with but you will need a few key tools to tighten it properly. Tightening up the chain is therefore an important part of regular maintenance.

A loose chain isn t just noisy it also forces your opener to do more work making the whole system less efficient. Both adjustment types should be done with the door closed and disconnected from the opener using the emergency release. Step 1 the door opener should have a rope attached to the garage door mechanism. This can indicate a problem with the motor but it might have other causes.

If you find that your garage door opener chain has become loose with time you may want to tighten it up in order to remove some of that slack. You may find that a loose garage door opener chain has less power to open and close your garage door or you may find that it is just hitting the door as it moves it and creating an annoying sound. One such quirk is a refusal to open the door as commanded. When this happens you could get locked out of the garage.

When the bolts and nuts become loose they can cause your garage door to make a vibrating or rattling noise when you open and close it.