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Why my garage door stopped working

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Before:  This is from 7 years of wear, original cheap rollers, a under-powered spring, misalignment, a mini-van strike, under supported door panels and just general wear and tear.  All the teeth have been totally worn down on the teflon gear.

 

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After:  New teflon gear, just look at those sharp teeth.  Also added more support to the door panels, an addition spring (actually replaced the old one and added two new ones).  When finished the door will work, and then we’ll have to clean.  That is for another day, and — NO THERE WILL BE NO PICTURES!!!

This entry was written by Jon, posted on October 5, 2007 at 3:31 pm, filed under Life and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

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  1. Matt
    Posted October 5, 2007 at 3:41 pm | Permalink
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    What no pics of a clean garage? If it is any consolation, my spring is too weak for my doors as well. I guess we can add the opener to that list too.

  2. Jon
    Posted October 5, 2007 at 3:55 pm | Permalink
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    Yeah… the guy that installed it said that original installs (from builders, etc…) skimp on the stuff to keep costs down. Its much quieter now, and BONUS! it actually opens.

  3. pineas
    Posted December 18, 2007 at 6:40 am | Permalink
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    Is it a Chamberlain garage door opener? Chain drive?

  4. Jon
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 4:09 pm | Permalink
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    it was from the main advertiser for Extreme Home Makeover

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