Replace Garage Door Opener Motor

Connect the lifting arm from the door to the track.

Replace garage door opener motor.

Choose the right garage door opener. The original style of garage door opener opened and closed with a chain drive. Check the garage door opener s motor housing the large box typically hung on the ceiling where the garage door rests when it is open for a label indicating the manufacturer and model number some brands may also list a manufacturing date. If you can see something that looks like a bicycle chain near the motor unit of your opener consider replacing it with a screw driver or belt drive garage door opener.

Please subscribe to my new channel handy homeowner dedicated to how to videos like this one. The garage door opener motor consists of the motor assembly and the motor gear the motor assembly is a grey cylinder mounted inside the unit s frame. Screw the new motor into the existing brackets in the ceiling using the wrench. Run the wire through a conduit and connect it to the garage door opener motor.

The only way to keep current is to replace your old garage door opener. The motor gear is a white toothed wheel which is mounted on a long metallic piece called the sprocket shaft. Install the end of the rail in the bracket that held the old opener above the garage door and secure it with the fastener bolts or clevis pin. It also won t self improve and keep up with advances happening with garage door opener technology.

Wire the keypad into the wall on the inside of the garage. Install the new motor. Garage door safety security and efficiency have improved leaps and bounds in the past decade. Write down any pertinent information you find on both the remote and the motor housing.

When buying a garage door opener choose a 1 3 hp or 1 2 hp garage door opener for a single garage door 1 3 hp can be hard to find at some home centers. Go with 1 2 hp for a double door and 3 4 hp for a door that has a wood or faux wood overlay they can be heavy. On the outside of the garage mount the wireless keypad using the screw gun.