Garage Door Opener Trolley Only Moves A Few Inches

The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord.

Garage door opener trolley only moves a few inches.

The repair guide and video show how to replace a garage door opener rpm sensor in 6 steps. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad. Now i m having and issue where the garage only opens a couple inches and then closes a couple of inches and stops. This indicates that the springs torsion springs in the case of the photo above are working properly and are not the issue.

Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener. A broken chain or belt can also prevent the trolley from moving. After i replaced the hears i hung the garage door opener. 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.

I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. Trolley on garage door opener hits stop bolt and clicks 10 times. If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. 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.

Use the tips in our video to troubleshoot the garage door opener if the motor runs but the trolley doesn t move. 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 down. Whenever the trolley only moves about 6 inches and goes in reverse without the lights flashing it is almost always the rpm sensor. If your chain drive garage door opener s led light flashes 5 times and the door moves just a few inches at a time the rpm sensor might be the problem.

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. My craftsman 1 2 hp 315 mhz model 139 53985d gargage door opener will not open or close. Was programed and working fine before today. If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board.

Make sure to get those fins going.