Adjusting Garage Door Opener Chain

Adjust the chain on a garage door opener with help from a garage door spec.

Adjusting garage door opener chain.

This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door. Locate the lower cover of the garage door and use the screwdriver to open it. Over time though this slack can increase or the gear and sprocket assembly can wear and the chain may pop off the sprockets. Adjustable spanners can be used as long as they are adjusted tightly you don t want to make the lock nuts cylindrical.

How do i adjust it. Step 4 adjusting the chain. Chain driven garage door openers should have some slack in the chain for optimal performance. There are only a few ways that the chain can be tightened.

Both adjustment types should be done with. This is where you will be working on in the next step. There may be an adjustment linked to the chain or an adjustment to the length of the door opener track. Garage door opener chain adjustment.

You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism. Once you have access to the inner components of the garage door opener locate the master link the point where the chain forms a junction with the cable. The chain on my garage door opener seems to be sagging and rubbing on the track.