Garage Door Opener Trolley Only Moves A Few Inches

Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener.

Garage door opener trolley only moves a few inches.

A broken chain or belt can also prevent the trolley from moving. Trolley on garage door opener hits stop bolt and clicks 10 times. Was programed and working fine before today. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse.

After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed. Now i m having and issue where the garage only opens a couple inches and then closes a couple of inches and stops. Whenever the trolley only moves about 6 inches and goes in reverse without the lights flashing it is almost always the rpm sensor. My craftsman 1 2 hp 315 mhz model 139 53985d gargage door opener will not open or close.

When i try to open or close the garage door the opener will move the chain a couple of inches and turn off. The repair guide and video show how to replace a garage door opener rpm sensor in 6 steps. Same result with remote or wall switch. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad.

The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. Make sure to get those fins going. I have a 1 2 hp craftsman garage door opener that is about 20 years old. Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot down.

If your chain drive garage door opener s led light flashes 5 times and the door moves just a few inches at a time the rpm sensor might be the problem. Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close. I have checked that there is power to the opener and that is not the problem however if i tap the underside of the opener motor with a stick the unit lights up and the. This indicates that the springs torsion springs in the case of the photo above are working properly and are not the issue.

Use the tips in our video to troubleshoot the garage door opener if the motor runs but the trolley doesn t move.