Garage Door Opener Trolley Only Moves A Few Inches

Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close.

Garage door opener trolley only moves a few inches. Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener. When i try to open or close the garage door the opener will move the chain a couple of inches and turn off. After i replaced the hears i hung the garage door opener. If your chain drive garage door opener s led light flashes 5 times and the door moves just a few inches at a time the rpm sensor might be the problem.

If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad. Use the tips in our video to troubleshoot the garage door opener if the motor runs but the trolley doesn t move. After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed.

I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot down. The repair guide and video show how to replace a garage door opener rpm sensor in 6 steps.

I have checked that there is power to the opener and that is not the problem however if i tap the underside of the opener motor with a stick the unit lights up and the. A broken chain or belt can also prevent the trolley from moving. Same result with remote or wall switch. If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board.

Trolley on garage door opener hits stop bolt and clicks 10 times. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse. Make sure to get those fins going. This indicates that the springs torsion springs in the case of the photo above are working properly and are not the issue.

Was programed and working fine before today.