Garage door rollers, hinges and tune-ups in Franklin, Tennessee
A door that has become loud, shaky or slow usually has worn rollers or hinges. Get it looked at before it turns crooked.
Signs of wear
- Scraping, squealing or a rumble that travels through the wall of the house.
- A door that shakes as it rises.
- A roller that wobbles in its track or has a flat spot.
- A hinge with a crack, or a bolt that has started to enlarge its hole.
- Panels that no longer line up, leaving a step at the joint.
What a tune-up should cover
Ask for a check of the rollers, hinges, brackets, tracks, cables, springs, balance, and the opener's reversal and sensors, not only the noisy part.
Ask what lubricant the contractor uses. The wrong product can attract dust, and some rollers should not be oiled at all.
What you can do yourself
Safe to do
- Look and listen once a season.
- Wipe dirt from the tracks with a dry cloth, with the door closed and the opener unplugged.
- Keep stored items out of the door's path.
- Run the door once and watch that it closes fully and that the sensor lights are on.
Leave alone
- Bolts on the end brackets and the cable drums, which hold spring tension.
- Spring assemblies and the cables attached to them.
- Loosening track brackets to realign them.
- Replacing a bottom corner roller, where the cable is attached.
What it costs depends on
The number of parts, the door's height and the contractor's terms. Ask what a tune-up includes before you agree to it. If months of scraping have already bent a track, the job becomes a track repair.
Ready to talk to a contractor?
Call this number and say what the door is doing. The contractor who answers is independent of this site.