How To Get Garage Door Roller Back In Track

Raise and lower the door manually to ensure it is operating properly.

How to get garage door roller back in track.

Also check that tracks across from each other are the same height. However it s not guaranteed that the roller will stay there no matter what. Open up the track with pliers. Make sure the roller is in the center of the track.

The doors on your garage are moved smoothly up and down by garage door rollers these are held in place by brackets that are attached to the door of your garage. The roller should smoothly move up and down in the track. Open the door partially to move the wheels to the point where they are jumping off the track. Locate where the roller popped out of the track.

Raise the wheel by turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise. A roll up door on the other hand needs to be exactly level. After you lower the door lower the wheels by turning each screw clockwise to secure the door in the frame. Once you have located the position use locking pliers to hold the door open by clamping them on one end of the track.

Now you will be able to open the door manually. Locate where the rollers are jumping off the track. After troubleshooting the tracks to find the problem you can now get to work putting the rollers back on track. Lower the door when both wheels are on the track.

If your garage door is on a horizontal track they will angle slightly at the back of your garage. Set the roller back in the track. The roller has a stem that fits into a bracket sleeve while the roller itself fits into a track. If this doesn t work proceed to the next step.

Open the door while holding the roller against the track. Once the door is back on track knock the track back into position with a rubber mallet. Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track. It is relatively simple to fix a garage door that has derailed.

If you don t lower the wheels the door will fall out of the frame when you try to open or close it. Remove the locking pliers. Now take the pliers and pry open the track. Hit the end of the roller in the hinge with a hammer to push it back into place.