Press the garage door opener button.
How to get a garage door opener back on track.
If your garage door opener has a button that opens the garage door and another button to close it press the close button.
How to disengage and reengage your garage door opener if you need to open your door manually.
Over time though this slack can increase or the gear and sprocket assembly can wear and the chain may pop off the sprockets.
If simply hitting the button does not work you will have to take more action.
Once the door is back on track knock the track back into position with a rubber mallet.
Get your garage door back on track.
Remove the locking pliers.
Which requires you to open the door all the way and relieve the spring tension by disconnecting the opener.
Some units will actually reconnect themselves but this is not typically the case.
Make sure all the loose parts are tightened.
There are five basic garage door track options although the first two are by far the most common ones used in residential installations.
The repair cost can vary depending on the type of garage door you have but most can be put back on the track for 150 to 280.
After troubleshooting the tracks to find the problem you can now get to work putting the rollers back on track.
Raise and lower the door manually to ensure it is operating properly.
The next step is to go to the inside of the garage door.
Detach the door from the automatic opener by pulling the overhead string to disengage the opener.
Place the roller back in the track.
Most common garage door track options.
Loosen the mounting plate without removing it.
Now you will be able to open the door manually.
If the track has become so badly bent that the entire thing needs replaced this can be considerably more expensive in the hundred dollar range.
Chain driven garage door openers should have some slack in the chain for optimal performance.
You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism.
Step 5 double check everything.
The first thing to do is hit the door button.