Garage Door Opener Trolley Only Moves A Few Inches

If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad.

Garage door opener trolley only moves a few inches.

Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close. The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad.

My craftsman 1 2 hp 315 mhz model 139 53985d gargage door opener will not open or close. Remember that sometimes a garage door opener can increase the binding in a door just because of the way. This indicates that the springs torsion springs in the case of the photo above are working properly and are not the issue. If the motor runs but doesn t move the door you may need to replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears.

A broken belt or chain and cable assembly could also prevent the door from moving when the motor runs. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. It will make troubleshooting later much easier.

If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board. Disconnect the garage door opener from the door and go through the troubleshooting routine on the garage door repair page. Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when i just had my driveway gate opener receiver replaced. Use the tips in our video to troubleshoot the garage door opener if the motor runs but the trolley doesn t move.

If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.