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.

Now take the pliers and pry open the track. 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 your garage door is on a horizontal track they will angle slightly at the back of your garage.

Once you have located the position use locking pliers to hold the door open by clamping them on one end of the track. Open up the track with pliers. Lower the door when both wheels are on the track. Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track.

After troubleshooting the tracks to find the problem you can now get to work putting the rollers back on 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. Locate where the roller popped out of the track. Now you will be able to open the door manually.

Raise the wheel by turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise. Open the door while holding the roller against the track. If this doesn t work proceed to the next step. Open the door partially to move the wheels to the point where they are jumping off the track.

Remove the locking pliers. However it s not guaranteed that the roller will stay there no matter what. Locate where the rollers are jumping off the track. The roller should smoothly move up and down in the track.

Once the door is back on track knock the track back into position with a rubber mallet. After you lower the door lower the wheels by turning each screw clockwise to secure the door in the frame. A roll up door on the other hand needs to be exactly level. Hit the end of the roller in the hinge with a hammer to push it back into place.

The point where the roller is nearest the track is probably the point where it jumped the track. Make sure the roller is in the center of the track. Lift the garage door so the roller and the length of track you bent are lined up again. It is relatively simple to fix a garage door that has derailed.