My Garage Door Is Stuck Down

Lubricate the wheels and tracks of your garage door when it is open using garage door lubricant available at most hardware stores.

My garage door is stuck down.

Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged. Safety precautions when trying to fix a stuck garage door bad weather. Lodged garage door track. To fix this issue increase the down limit one quarter turn.

Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. The garage door is locked if your garage door has a locking mechanism verify that it isn t engaged. If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well. Your garage door works because the garage door opener unwinds or winds the torsion.

Jammed or obstructed track. From the ladder spray each wheel with a coating of lubricant and. You ll then want to test it again and if it s not right keep adjusting the down limit nob until your garage door hit the board and bounces back up. If you experience a garage door sticking during a cold winter ice may have built up and put pressure on.