How To Get Garage Door Roller Back In Track

Open the door while holding the roller against the track.

How to get garage door roller back in track.

Locate where the roller popped out of the track. If this doesn t work proceed to the next step. Make sure the roller is in the center of the track. Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track.

A roll up door on the other hand needs to be exactly level. It is relatively simple to fix a garage door that has derailed. After you lower the door lower the wheels by turning each screw clockwise to secure the door in the frame. Set the roller back in the track.

Now take the pliers and pry open the track. Now you will be able to open the door manually. Detach the door from the automatic opener by pulling the overhead string to disengage the opener. Lower the door when both wheels are on the track.

The point where the roller is nearest the track is probably the point where it jumped the track. Once the door is back on track knock the track back into position with a rubber mallet. The roller should smoothly move up and down in the track. Open up the track with pliers.

Remove the locking pliers. The roller has a stem that fits into a bracket sleeve while the roller itself fits into a track. After troubleshooting the tracks to find the problem you can now get to work putting the rollers back on track. Raise the wheel by turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise.

Open the door partially to move the wheels to the point where they are jumping off the track. Locate where the rollers are jumping off the track. If your garage door is on a horizontal track they will angle slightly at the back of your garage. Hit the end of the roller in the hinge with a hammer to push it back into place.

Lift the garage door so the roller and the length of track you bent are lined up again. Raise and lower the door manually to ensure it is operating properly. If you don t lower the wheels the door will fall out of the frame when you try to open or close it. Also check that tracks across from each other are the same height.