Oiling Garage Door Opener Chain

Automatic garage door opener units need maintenance including lubricating the chain.

Oiling garage door opener chain.

Use quality garage door grease to lubricate the chain and sprocket on chain drive systems to the screw on screw drive system and to the lubrication points recommended on a belt drive system. So start by tightening the chain find the procedure in your owner s manual. To lubricate the metal shaft spray some grease at the edge of both sides of the bracket as shown below. As a homeowner knowing the correct type of lubricant for the chain.

A squeaky garage door is a hassle and over the years things will just get worse. Spray the length of each spring liberally with the silicone lubricating spray. It is also recommended that the trolley and rails the trolley ride on be lightly lubricated with a quality garage door grease. It gets constant use and that wears down the gears chain and integrity of the door.

Lubricating the lock will make locking your garage door easier and can prevent rust in the long run. There s two parts to lubricating the garage door rollers. The metal shaft that slides in the bracket on the door itself and the ball bearings on the roller wheel. Set up a stepladder under the front torsion springs if your door has springs on a torsion bar above the door.

If you have a track drive opener the next step is to lubricate the opener track with grease. Replace the chain guard. A loose garage door opener chain makes loud slapping sounds and causes jerky door movements that smack the rollers against the track. Do not spray the cable drums for torsion springs.

Once you re done lubricating the lock finish lubricating your garage door by spraying the grease on the large armbar at the top of your door. Whether your garage door opens manually or via an electric garage door opener it contains metal parts that require oiling or lubricating occasionally. Clean the old grease from the garage door opener s chain gear and chain guard using a rag. Point the lubricant towards the lock s keyhole and spray it once to lubricate it.

Most screw drive garage door openers do require regular lubrication. Periodic maintenance of a liftmaster chain driven garage door opener includes lubricating the chain and greasing the chain rail. While some garage door openers boast that they are maintenance free even chain drive units that don t call for lubrication require regular lubrication of the garage door s moving parts.