How To Get Garage Door Roller Back In Track

Lower the door when both wheels are on the track.

How to get garage door roller back in track.

Open up the track with pliers. If you don t lower the wheels the door will fall out of the frame when you try to open or close it. If your garage door is on a horizontal track they will angle slightly at the back of your garage. However it s not guaranteed that the roller will stay there no matter what.

Now take the pliers and pry open the track. Also check that tracks across from each other are the same height. If this doesn t work proceed to the next step. Once you have located the position use locking pliers to hold the door open by clamping them on one end of the track.

Raise the wheel by turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise. Once the door is back on track knock the track back into position with a rubber mallet. The point where the roller is nearest the track is probably the point where it jumped the track. Remove the locking pliers.

Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track. After you lower the door lower the wheels by turning each screw clockwise to secure the door in the frame. Now you will be able to open the door manually. It is relatively simple to fix a garage door that has derailed.

Detach the door from the automatic opener by pulling the overhead string to disengage the opener. Set the roller back in the track. Locate where the roller popped out of the track. Raise and lower the door manually to ensure it is operating properly.

The roller should smoothly move up and down in the track. Open the door partially to move the wheels to the point where they are jumping off the track. Hit the end of the roller in the hinge with a hammer to push it back into place. Make sure the roller is in the center of the track.

After troubleshooting the tracks to find the problem you can now get to work putting the rollers back on track. Lift the garage door so the roller and the length of track you bent are lined up again. Locate where the rollers are jumping off the track. The doors on your garage are moved smoothly up and down by garage door rollers these are held in place by brackets that are attached to the door of your garage.