Garage Door Not Connected To Chain

This distinctive chain features a tension bolt with a nut at its open end.

Garage door not connected to chain. Pull straight down on the emergency release rope once the door is open. This enables the trolley to connect to the carriage. I hope this helps. Just click here to watch the video.

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. If an extension is being used is comes with a longer chain and cable. Otherwise the solution is to add some links to the chain.

The chain is located in the garage door s pulley bar. 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. Ensure that the unit is plugged in the door isn t locked and if you are using a remote that the remote has batteries. Begin the chain disassembly.

Remove this nut from the bolt with a socket wrench. Check the breaker controlling the door opener and reset if it it s tripped. When the cord is pulled the motor is disengaged from the chain. You may be missing that part.