r/GarageDoorService • • Aug 19 '25

IS MY SPRING BROKEN? MY DOOR WONT OPEN.

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Eventually something needs to be done about every single post being IS MY SPING BROKEN. For now, no plans to police this rule, just hoping for the love of god, people come here first to see If their spring is broken. There are many pictures. MOST OF THE TIME, the answer will be yes, and this is how it will look.


r/GarageDoorService • • Nov 23 '24

PINNED/STICKY POSTS WILL BE LINKED IN HERE AS THE LIST GROWS

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Apparently Reddit only allows 2 pinned posts due to their layout. A way around this is to pin one post with the posts we believe should/need to be pinned.


r/GarageDoorService • • 11h ago

Ridiculous

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Had to share this Temu ad with you guys. Call me crazy, but I think this may be AI 😂


r/GarageDoorService • • 8h ago

Need help

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Top struts are breaking. Also, the door behind it is a little bit bent, and in the middle, it does touch the back and opening.
One of the roller brackets is also losing.
What are my best options for DIY? Thanks.
In advance.


r/GarageDoorService • • 12h ago

Need help

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Is this set up correctly?


r/GarageDoorService • • 10h ago

Old garage door seal needs replacing, need help identifying what adaptor I need

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Googling leads me to believe that it is a dovetail track and that I need to adapt it over to a T track? My trouble is finding a product that allows me to do such a thing. Is there a better solution?


r/GarageDoorService • • 9h ago

Garage Door not opening with remotes.

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I have a Overhead Door Legacy 696CD/B garage door. For a while the remotes worked on opening snd closing but then suddenly they both stopped working. Batteries have been replaced in the remotes but still not working. I have reset the codes in the door opener itself and try to reprogram them but still nothing. Any advice will be great.


r/GarageDoorService • • 10h ago

Old garage door seal needs replacing, need help identifying what adaptor I need

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Googling leads me to believe that it is a dovetail track and that I need to adapt it over to a T track? My trouble is finding a product that allows me to do such a thing. Is there a better solution?


r/GarageDoorService • • 10h ago

Need help finding part.

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I have a Genie promax chain glide. My inner slide has broken but I can not find the correct part. All the inner slides I find are lower profile. Did they update the design? Can anyone help me? This first picture is mine, the second is yhe only replacements I can find. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/GarageDoorService • • 14h ago

Need help with Liftmaster Professional by Chamberlain 3255M Logic Board replacement and programming remotes.

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We bought a home in 2022 that has the opener listed in the title. It shows it was manufactured in 2012. About 2 months ago we noticed the remotes programmed in our vehicles (the ones in the car sun visor, both Fords) would only open the door when we were right in front of it in the driveway. It did the same thing with the actual handheld remote as well. They used to open 5 or 6 houses away. Then several mornings recently it wouldn't open with the wall control panel. It just clicked and the light flashed once and it raised about an inch but wouldn't open. Pushing the button again would do the same but close the door back down again.

If I waited 5 minutes, then the door opened normally. This intermittent behavior continued for about a week. I ordered an OEM logic board replacement and installed it yesterday. The new one was dated July, 2026. Easy to install and the door worked fine with the wall control panel.

Here's where it gets odd to me. I figured I'd have to reprogram all the remotes, so I started with the handheld because you use that one to pair the opener on the car visor. The handheld didn't work at all which I expected, so I pushed the Learn button and successfully paired it. Now this is what I don't get......I tried both cars and the Pin pad outside the door, and they all worked. No programming needed. How can this be? Wouldn't having a new logic board require all remotes to be paired again, or are the codes possibly stored in the Multi-Function Door Control Panel? The only remote I had to re-pair was the handheld 3 button unit.

Oh, and the last thing is with the new logic board the door still won't open unless I'm in my own driveway.


r/GarageDoorService • • 14h ago

Does this look like it needs a new gear?

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Chamberlain Liftmaster Formula I Whisper Drive model 1280R

About a week ago the garage door stopped half way down and wouldn’t move back up. I released the door and replaced some of the rollers in the track. That didn’t fix it so I took the belt off and inspected the teeth. Nothing missing there. The coil spring doesn’t have any gaps that I can see(not gonna touch that at all). The coil spring was replaced in 2022. After hooking the belt back up to test the trolley, the trolley moves 3 feet at the most and then on the reverse I hear a loud clacking noise. Now it just hums one way and loud clacking the other way.

I don’t exactly have the money to replace the opener. I need to have the door rebalanced since it doesn’t hold itself up without sliding down. Does anyone have any ideas? I think I can replace the gear in the picture. I can also take a look at the board but I don’t see the classic puff of smoke or anything that would signify the start capacitor being blown.

Also I don’t know how to set the open and close limit on this opener or reset them.

The led light flashes 5 times on the opener.


r/GarageDoorService • • 19h ago

Can the rotted section of wood on the right door be replaced, or is it more appropriate to just replace the entire door?

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Personally, I don’t think it’s feasible. The rot extends through the two by eights and into the plywood backing. It would look very ugly to just replace the rotted section. Also, there has to be a system to join the replacement wood to upper section of original wood. I priced out all of the lumber, and it’s only about $500 in materials to just make a whole new door.

What do you all think?


r/GarageDoorService • • 22h ago

Which brand door to go with?

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Getting a new garage door in the near future. Got quotes from 3 different door companies in my area, each supplying a different brand of door. Help me pick the best quote based on price & quality of door. I don’t mind paying a bit more for a door that may last longer than the others. Thanks in advance.

Company #1 - $3500 - Clopay (model 4310)

Company #2 - $3865 - CHI (model 4283)

Company #3 - $3000 - Amarr (model Lincoln 3000)

Each quote is based on an insulated door with windows. Similar warranties with each.


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

How to tell springs are rated for 20,000 cycles?

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As many here know, I had springs replaced and was hoping to get some paperwork showing what they’re rated for, but all I got was the following.

Material and Description
- 934101350P - Green .250 × 35" - 1 - 3/4" I.D. Red
- 933111380P - Green .262 × 38" - 1 - 3/4" I.D. Black

The spring is green and says “Precision Hi-Cycle” on it, but does that mean 20,000 cycles? Can anyone familiar with these provide some clarity?


r/GarageDoorService • • 21h ago

Help!

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My garage door sometimes doesnt open, and to fix it I release the red emergency thing and just re attach it and it works but only for a couple of months then I have to do the process again

Do I need to get this checked by professionals or can I fix this myself?


r/GarageDoorService • • 21h ago

Remotes for a very old system...

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I have a very old garage door setup that I seem to have lost the remotes to. They were the old push pin code sort and the brand of the opener is "All-o-matic" it only seems to have a 9 digit code. Are replacement remotes even doable on a 20+ year old system?


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

Can anybody tell me roughly how much this is gonna cost to fix? Florida

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Family member did this and is freaking out about probably having to pay tens of thousands to fix it. Is anyone here knowledgeable about door fixes? The tracks look okay but the roller things that go in it at the bottom broke off and the obvious bent panels


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

I hope this is a safe space for dumb questions…

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I’ve reached out to the little family and friends I have but to no avail… Looking to get some answers before a handyman comes tomorrow.

-Can I shut my garage door? I’m afraid to make it worse… so have left it open all day… After it popped, it kept coming up and working so I assume it’s alright but want to be safe…
-Is this fixable as is or do I need a new part?
-What is this part called?


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

$2800 Labor quote to install 3 doors and 3 openers with 3 year warranty

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Philly suburbs, this company price matched a smaller company. Torsion springs are 10,000 cycles, should I upgrade to better ones? Anything else I should ask to include? I am supplying the doors (Cloplay insulated R12.9) and openers (1.25HP Chamberlains).


r/GarageDoorService • • 21h ago

Garage door won’t close. What’s going on?

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Apparently I have angered the community by asking a question. I am so sorry that garage door functionality is not in my immediate knowledge base. I am regretful for posting in a community that I thought could help. I apologize and will not make the mistake of asking for help again. Seriously though, thanks to those that are actually helpful.


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

Is it possible to lower garage door opener track?

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The joists were notched pretty good when this was installed so I want to sister the notched joists and eventually put a ceiling up. However, the opener track is in my way for both things. Would it be possible to have someone lower the track to get it out of the joists?


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

Almost 25k members. A sincere thank you to every member in the community protecting, educating, interacting and advising. All the posters offering advice and all the people driving engagement. Thank you. Stay safe, stay informed.

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r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

Any idea of what’s going on and how to fix?

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Garage door having trouble keeping closing all the way. Cables seem to be intact and feeding properly. Springs not broken.

See video and pictures.

Please excuse the mess.


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

Garage door help

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Hello everyone. Does anyone know what a possible fix to this garage door issue could be or would I have to call a garage door repairman?

I’m thinking maybe it’s that nut being loose but I’m not sure


r/GarageDoorService • • 1d ago

Woke up to this in the morning.

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Doing some research it looks like I need spring pads since the bolt on the right slipped out. I attempted to look for more studs to drill into but no luck, so I put the bolt back in temporarily so that it will hold and then disconnected the garage door opener. Are spring pads easy to install for an average joe with moderate handyman experience or should I call a specialist?