Garage Door Jammed

I released the safety handle but the chain drive is still jammed.

Garage door jammed.

Here are some things to try as you troubleshoot a jammed garage door. So enter by the side door and make some more checks. Lack of maintenance additional strain on jammed tracks being some of the common ones. If something you re storing in your garage fell on the track while the door was opening it could get stuck in the track.

Lodged garage door track. Your jammed garage door can be caused by something as simple as an obstruction in the track. The cable side is extremely tight the chain side is extremely loose. Over 300 000 satisfied customers.

Jammed or obstructed track your garage door works because the garage door opener unwinds or winds the torsion springs pulling or pushing the garage door with rollers along a track. The door rail connector is at the end closest to the door since the door is in the down position. Any problems with springs or pulley should be examined by a garage door professional. Check for an obstruction visually inspect the track and see if something is wedged in it to obstruct it.

Check to see if anything a shovel broom etc fell and is now stuck in the track that is causing it to be lodged. If there is something in one of the tracks obstructing the free movement of the rollers the garage door can stick open. Your garage door seems to get stuck while opening or closing. As america s largest garage door installation company mesa garage doors takes great pride in providing superior products and services at the absolute lowest price.

Mesa garage doors has been servicing the los angeles san diego and orange county areas with high quality new garage doors for over 30 years. If the handle moves normally and you can feel the mechanism operating but the door still refuses to open normally the next thing to check is whether the door itself is jammed. This can often be due to a problem with the tracks or rollers. This can be a quick fix by identifying the object and then removing it.

A pulley can become jammed by an obstruction or possibly a misaligned or hung up cable.