Craftsman Garage Door Opener Making Grinding Noise

Replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears when they re worn and making noises.

Craftsman garage door opener making grinding noise.

This is an easy fix. In this video i ll show you the issue with a garage door opener that makes noise but won t move. This was a craftsman model 139 53976srt. The opener motor is fine but the shaft doesn t turn.

Shop our garage door openers and find out where you can buy yours locally or online. Sign up for email and get the latest on new products events contests and more. This wear could damage the roller surface causing them not to roll correctly. If your genie garage door opener sounds like it s running but not moving and making a grinding noise it could be a coupler.

If the garage door opener makes a grinding noise but the door doesn t move your main drive gear is probably toast. The main drive gear is the most common component to fail on most openers the gear alone should cost you less than 20. The door track rollers move each time you open or close the door leading to a lot of movement and causing wear. This is a video on how to change the gear sprockets in a craftsman garage door opener.

A worn belt or chain and cable assembly can also make noise tighten chain or belt tension to correct this problem. Vibration is the cause of most noise problems associated with garage door openers. If you hear a garage door grinding noise it could be the rollers. The main drive gear is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor.