Adjusting Garage Door Opener Chain

How do i adjust it.

Adjusting garage door opener chain.

Adjust the chain on a garage door opener with help from a garage door spec. Both adjustment types should be done with. Locate the lower cover of the garage door and use the screwdriver to open it. This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door.

The chain is a very important component that makes up a garage door opener system. You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism. Adjustable spanners can be used as long as they are adjusted tightly you don t want to make the lock nuts cylindrical. This is where you will be working on in the next step.

Garage door opener chain adjustment. There may be an adjustment linked to the chain or an adjustment to the length of the door opener track. What you will need two open ended spanners to fit the lock nuts. Chain driven garage door openers should have some slack in the chain for optimal performance.

The chain on my garage door opener seems to be sagging and rubbing on the track. Over time though this slack can increase or the gear and sprocket assembly can wear and the chain may pop off the sprockets. Occasionally your garage door chain drive will need adjusting it doesn t mean that there is a problem with the door but that either the chain has stretched a little or the lock nuts have moved.