Garage Door Chain Loose When Closed

Over time though this slack can increase or the gear and sprocket assembly can wear and the chain may pop off the sprockets.

Garage door chain loose when closed.

You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism. A loose garage door chain has less power to open and close the garage door and it can often create a loud and annoying sound as the slack hits the door. Once you are clear that the only problem is a slightly loose chain then you can begin fixing the problem. Make sure that the garage door is closed and that you have another way of getting out of the garage.

If in doubt replace the chain completely. Step 2 turning off the power. If your garage door chain needs to be replaced tightened or if you require any other garage door maintenance or repair work count on the technicians at creative door services.