Garage Door Motor Runs But Door Wont Lift

Try making small adjustments.

Garage door motor runs but door wont lift. My garage door won t open or close the motor runs and the shaft turns bur doesn t engage the chain. It opens and closes manually. Although rare a failed drive motor is another reason why the door won t open. You will find many guides on how to fix the garage door opener online but it s up to you whether you want to attempt the repair yourself.

It s important to get this switch at just the right distance from the motor so that the door is able to close all the way but the motor also knows to stop running. In this video i ll show you the issue with a garage door opener that makes noise but won t move. My garage door remote works great until glad comes on after the light times out it works again please advise me what to do thanks. I have a craftsman 1 2 hp garage door opener.

The opener motor is fine but the shaft doesn t turn. Getting out of the car at the end of a long day to open the garage door can be frustrating especially when the automatic garage door opener sounds like it s working but isn t. It s always been a little finicky but tonight it stopped working. There is power to the solenoid can hear it click when i hit the button but nothing happens beyond that.

When you push the button to open the garage door the motor runs but the garage door does not lift open. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad. If the motor buzzes and doesn t move an unobstructed and disconnected trolley replace the drive. Terry on march 10 2017.

There are a number of reasons why the motor will run but the chain doesn t move. Press the remote or the wall mounted start switch listen to the motor and watch the movement of the chain. Most garage doors have an emergency. I have a liftmaster garage door opener.

If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board. A certified garage door specialist will be able to help you find the best deal on a new opener system with the latest technology. If the motor hums but the chain doesn t move that indicates a problem with the motor. I got out of the car squeezed under the door and realized the motor was still running.

In the middle of going up as tonight the door halted leaving a gap between the door and the ground. Move the up limit switch farther away little by little and check it well to see if the door closes and the motor stops running.