How To Get A Garage Door Wheel Back On Track

Ensure that the vertical parts of the track remain straight.

How to get a garage door wheel back on track.

Open the door while holding the roller against 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. If simply hitting the button does not work you will have to take more action. A good household cleaning solution can do the trick for fixing this.

You can check this by using a carpenter s level. Spray lubricant onto the tracks for smooth up and down movement of your garage door and for increased useful life. Some units will actually reconnect themselves but this is not typically the case. With that working properly you have successfully put your garage door back on track.

The next step is to go to the inside of the garage door. Secure vise grips to the tracks under the door to keep it open while you work. Locate where the wheels have jumped the track apply a pair of locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks to act as a stop. Open the door manually.

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. Use pliers to pry open one side of the track so the opening is wide enough to slide the roller back in. Reach overhead and pull the rope to release the door. Once you locate where the wheels on the door are jumping off the track snap locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks.

Locate where the roller popped out of the track. The first thing to do is hit the door button. If this doesn t work proceed to the next step. Repeat for each of the rollers that have come off the track sliding them back in.

The pliers act as a stop. 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. Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track. The point where the roller is nearest the track is probably the point where it jumped the track.

Powdered graphite can also be used as an alternative. Manually open the door.