Turn it counterclockwise holding the other nut in your hand to prevent it from turning.
Tighten up garage door chain.
Adjust the chain on a garage door opener with help from a garage door spec.
The chain is a very important component that makes up a garage door opener system.
The reason the chain went off track was because the chain.
Then use the wrench to tighten this second nut clockwise until the chain is tighter but not so taut that it is completely inflexible.
This will cause premature wear on the chain rollers.
Climb up on a stepladder and take a look at the trolley assembly.
Open the garage door and find the trolley on the opener rail.
Garage door didn t open in the morning.
How to make a chain tighter on a garage door 1.
Measure the length of the garage door opener rails from the garage door to the motor.
You loosen the locking inner nut and turn the outer nut clockwise to adjust the excess slack from the chain.
The trolley is a piece of metal that moves along the.
After close examination we found the chain was off track.
Before you start working you need to take some safety.
Watch this video and see the professional at town country door llc demonstrates the.
Disconnect the power supply and disengage the opener.
Adjust it tight enough so that the center of the chain sags about 1 2 down from parallel with the track graphic below right.
Using your wrench you can start to loosen up the adjusting nut on the side of your carriage closest to the opener head.
Locate the adjustment bolt.
Do not over tighten the chain.