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My garage door is stuck. The door opens about 4 inches, then stops, doesnt want to go up any further.
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Is something activating the child safe laser deally and stopping it? * That is if you have an auto opener.
*Sounds like maybe you do not have an auto opener, in that case possibly swelling due to global warming, or just climate changes.
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Sounds like something is obstructing the chain/belt/screw drive lifting mechanism. Or, perhaps something tripped one of the automatic stop sensors.
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Pull the manual disconnect lever and attempt to open it yourself. If it still gets stuck look in the track for anything that may have slipped up in there like a washer or something.
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It is a automatic opener, if I lift on the door really hard it will open all the way, if not it gets stuck after a few inches. Tried the child saftey sensors but they seem ok, nothing blocking the tracks that I can see.
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just go through the front door instead.
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I cant park my truck through the front door.
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I cant park my truck through the front door.
Gimme the keys, lemme try.
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It is a automatic opener, if I lift on the door really hard it will open all the way, if not it gets stuck after a few inches. Tried the child saftey sensors but they seem ok, nothing blocking the tracks that I can see.
sounds like the track is bent...look at the track were it stops something could have made the bracket of the track bend and throw off how it is suppose to allign
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Dog hairball stuck in the tracks.
Obviously.
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I would always try bread, and butter in this case.
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I cant park my truck through the front door.
Gimme the keys, lemme try.
LOL!! you brat you made me laugh
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put some graphite dry lubricant on the track, see if that unsticks it.
If it's aluminum, you might want to use this stuff instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA06L03C5284&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle6&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle6-_-SG+-+Hunting+Knives+++Tools-_-Sentry+S olutions-_-9SIA06L03C5284
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Jezza_Belle posted:
put some graphite dry lubricant on the track, see if that unsticks it.
If it's aluminum, you might want to use this stuff instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA06L03C5284&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle6&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle6-_-SG+-+Hunting+Knives+++Tools-_-Sentry+S olutions-_-9SIA06L03C5284
Bah, if it just needs lube just use wd40.
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regulator_cracka posted:
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put some graphite dry lubricant on the track, see if that unsticks it.
If it's aluminum, you might want to use this stuff instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA06L03C5284&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle6&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle6-_-SG+-+Hunting+Knives+++Tools-_-Sentry+S olutions-_-9SIA06L03C5284
Bah, if it just needs lube just use wd40.
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Sensors clear?
Track not bent in any way?
machine is defective
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Ours recently got stick like that (went about 3-4 feet up and then stopped). We pulled the cable out so we could lift manually. Ended up having to call someone out and we had a whole new box/chain put in. Not too expensive but it wasn't anything we could fix on our own.
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Ours recently got stick like that (went about 3-4 feet up and then stopped). We pulled the cable out so we could lift manually. Ended up having to call someone out and we had a whole new box/chain put in. Not too expensive but it wasn't anything we could fix on our own.
Sorry. GL.
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No mechanical ability I'm guessing.
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put some of tessa's anal lube on the track
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put some of tessa's anal lube on the track
Not sure if cutts spit would be enough.
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Is one of the springs broke? They provide lift to overcome the weight of the door. 1 might be busted.
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If you push in the button and hold it does it go all the way up? Sounds like your safety eyes are out of alignment or damaged/dirty. One of my clients is a huge garage door repair company and I hear the phone room going over this exact problem a bazzilion times a day, lol.
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Kordirn posted:
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put some of tessa's anal lube on the track
Not sure if cutts spit would be enough.
Or tessa's spit.
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if it goes up a few feet and it get stuck even if you manually open it its nothing to do with the opener or the safety, its most likely the track that's been bent some how or the bearings inside the track that have gone bad, or you have ice built up inside the track and its some how causing a blockage.\
also if your track is bone dry some grease could fix it.
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I wouldn't know what to do if I had to manually open a garage door, thankfully I don't have a garage. 
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I wouldn't know what to do if I had to manually open a garage door, thankfully have servants.
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I recently started having this issue. Mine's cause the main roller spring snapped in three 
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maybe it's just really cold
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There are stop levers up on the drive track that stop the door from going back too far on the track and keeps it from pushing the door down continually onto the the garage floor. One will be up front by the door in the closed position the other back by the door opener motor. On my door they look like wire levers mounted on plastic housings. There have gotten thrown off alignment before which messes up how far the door goes up or down. Did you check those?
Alternately it could have just died, though it doesnt seem old enough given the relative age of your house when you posted picks from the purchase. iirc. Installing a new door opener isnt a big deal. I replaced mine last spring in about two hours. If you have to buy a new one, get a screw drive opener. Easy install and no chain to mess with.
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One of mine did that, I had to manually release it and snap it back into place.
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Did you look at the springs? Also there should be adjustments on the opener for how hard it pulls up/down on the unit if it's newer. You could try tweaking those, although I sort of doubt it will work from what you're describing.
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Sten has fixed the garage door.
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What was it? Slipped springs on top?
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Two springs on the door and both were snapped.
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Mine was just in need of replacement.. not much to say about it. It was as old or older than I am.
*shrug*
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Two springs on the door and both were snapped.
Mind if I ask how much it cost?
Trying to figure about what mine should cost before I get estimates.
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Two springs on the door and both were snapped.
Mind if I ask how much it cost?
Trying to figure about what mine should cost before I get estimates.
$189
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uppercut it
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Nope, nobody knows a thing about garage doors.
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Two springs on the door and both were snapped.
Mind if I ask how much it cost?
Trying to figure about what mine should cost before I get estimates.
$189
how big were those springs
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