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Maintenance, Repair and Troubleshooting for Important Garage Door Parts
Universal Garage Door Services provides the highest quality in garage door maintenance.
Every week Universal Garage Door Services is called out to a residential garage door for repairs where a person or property were injured or damaged. Often these situations could have been avoided with proper maintenance and tune-ups.
Garage doors are a modern convenience. They provide safety and security for your family and almost become invisible when operating properly. We get into the habit of pushing that wall button or remote control without even realizing that there’s a 100 square feet of steel rolling up over our heads everyday.
That steel door weighs a min. of 280lbs and has over 250 moving parts. Proper maintenance and a general knowledge of how these doors work can save thousands of dollars in the long run. Here are the basic parts of a residential garage door and what to look for to insure proper and safe operation.
- Torsion Springs - Listen for cracking noise when door is moving. Pull red handle to disengage opener from door. Lift door manually, if the garage door feels heavier than 10 pounds the springs are losing tension and should be replaced. Maintenance: purchase synthetic silicone spray and coat the springs every 6 months. Do not use WD40 or white grease.
- Garage Door Opener - clean sensor lenses every month. Keep all objects at least 3 feet from sensors eyes and the garage door. If you have a chain drive or screw drive opener lube chain or screw lightly every 6 months with silicone spray.
- Rollers - Listen for loud squeaking and watch for rollers that are dragging and not turning. Plastic or aluminum rollers should be replaced with sealed ball-bearing rollers. Never add lubrication to rollers.
- Tracks - Keep tracks free of debris. Do not store any objects with in 3 ft or above the track system. Looks for bent track or loose bolts that attach track arms to walls.
- Spring cables - Watch for frayed cables. Never try to change cables while springs are fully wound. This can be extremely dangerous. Call a professional at once.
- Arm attachment to Door - Check the attachment where the opener arm attaches to the garage door. Make sure the attachment bolts are tight and that the mechanism is not bending due to too much pressure. This indicates a spring problem or track obstruction.
Grinding or scraping noises usually indicate a failing part or obstruction if your door begins to make an out of the ordinary sound it is best to call a professional and get a tune-up and evaluation. Universal Garage Door Services same day service.
