Garage Door Not Connected To Chain

The chain is located in the garage door s pulley bar.

Garage door not connected to chain. Check the breaker controlling the door opener and reset if it it s tripped. I hope this helps. Begin the chain disassembly. A chain drive garage door usually has two small switches on the top of the unit these are triggered when small rollers attached to the chain ride into the mechanism.

When the cord is pulled the motor is disengaged from the chain. Pull straight down on the emergency release rope once the door is open. Ensure that the unit is plugged in the door isn t locked and if you are using a remote that the remote has batteries. Just click here to watch the video.

You may be missing that part. If your opener seems to overrun the switch and just keeps trying to pull the garage door up or down after it reaches the end of travel you might assume that it missed the. I provided a video to help adjust the chain. This enables the trolley to connect to the carriage.

The motor will run but will not move the chain. Most garage doors have an emergency release typically a red pull cord that allows the door to be opened and closed manually. If an extension is being used is comes with a longer chain and cable. Raise the garage door fully.