Garage Door Opener Parts

Often times, garage door opener parts wear out or become broken, and when this happens you will run to find the parts from a home improvement retailer, garage door specialist, hardware store or even on the internet.

The thing is that many large retailers or garage door specialists will only carry the big brand garage door opener parts or the brand that they personally install. This can make it difficult to track down the needed parts for your particular garage opener. Usually brands like Genie, Chamberlin, and Liftmaster are fairly easy to find, but if you have more of the wall brands like Raynor or Gaurdian, then your only option may be to purchase your garage door opener parts online.

Opener Parts

Before ordering any parts, you must be sure what the actual problem is, and what parts are needed to fix it. You can usually find all of this out through garage door opener troubleshooting.

Door Springs - Usually, door springs are only replaced by a professional, but if the springs that need to be replaced are only the extension springs, you could perform your own garage door spring replacement on them. These springs are generally inexpensive and don't take much time to replace. Just make sure that you don't attempt to replace a torsion spring, as it can be extremely dangerous.

Circuit Boards - Many manufactures will tell you that you need a new circuit board, but before buying a new one, make sure that it is definitely the issue. It is more often than not something else that is causing the problem.

Infrared Safety Sensors - The safety sensor that keep your door from closing when someone or something is in the way often needs to be replaced if one goes bad. Just make sure that the sensor is not functioning, and is not just dirty, which is often the case.

Gears - Most operators use plastic gears these days, and therefore they are more likely to break or become stripped. If the motor is working, but the door isn't moving, you may need new gears.

Opener Remotes - If a remote is broken, you will need to replace it, but be sure to check and see if it just needs new batteries, or that it needs to be reprogrammed.

Listed above was a few of the most replaced garage door opener parts, so that you know what to look for when your garage door opener stops working properly.