How To Get A Garage Door Wheel Back On Track

If this doesn t work proceed to the next step.

How to get a garage door wheel back on track.

With that working properly you have successfully put your garage door back on track. Ensure that the vertical parts of the track remain straight. Open the door manually. A good household cleaning solution can do the trick for fixing this.

Open and close the door manually a few times to test if the rollers are operating smoothly. Spray lubricant onto the tracks for smooth up and down movement of your garage door and for increased useful life. Now you can remove the wood and vise grips and your garage door should function properly. The point where the roller is nearest the track is probably the point where it jumped the track.

Off track garage door rollers can also be caused by dirt and grime that accumulates on the track. Hammer the bent track back into the correct shape against the wood until it has returned to proper alignment with the rest of the track. To ensure that your rollers will run smoothly and don t run off course lubricate the track as well as the other parts of your garage door with a spray lubricant. Locate where the roller popped out of the track.

However this will cause grease or lubricants to be stripped off as well so you need to lubricate the wheels again with the powdered graphite or with the garage door lubricant. You can check this by using a carpenter s level. If it is dirt and debris that is fouling up your garage door wheels it would be easy to remove them by using an ordinary home detergent. The pliers act as a stop.