How To Get A Garage Door Wheel Back On Track

Locate where the wheels have jumped the track apply a pair of locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks to act as a stop.

How to get a garage door wheel back on track.

Once you locate where the wheels on the door are jumping off the track snap locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks. To ensure that your rollers will run smoothly and don t run off course lubricate the track as well as the other parts of your garage door with a spray lubricant. Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track. Reach overhead and pull the rope to release the door.

Open the door while holding the roller against the track. You need to check the release handle and make sure that it is on the track. Ensure that the vertical parts of the track remain straight. Off track garage door rollers can also be caused by dirt and grime that accumulates on the track.

A good household cleaning solution can do the trick for fixing this. Powdered graphite can also be used as an alternative. Locate where the roller popped out of the track. With that working properly you have successfully put your garage door back on track.

The first thing to do is hit the door button. If this doesn t work proceed to the next step. The pliers act as a stop. If simply hitting the button does not work you will have to take more action.

If it is dirt and debris that is fouling up your garage door wheels it would be easy to remove them by using an ordinary home detergent. Open the door manually. Pull the outside of the track open with another pair of pliers to put the wheels back on the track. Manually open the door.

Spray lubricant onto the tracks for smooth up and down movement of your garage door and for increased useful life. Some units will actually reconnect themselves but this is not typically the case. You can check this by using a carpenter s level. The next step is to go to the inside of the garage door.

However this will cause grease or lubricants to be stripped off as well so you need to lubricate the wheels again with the powdered graphite or with the garage door lubricant. The point where the roller is nearest the track is probably the point where it jumped the track.