Garage Door Opens Jerky Closes Smooth

This issue tends to be worse when the door has been closed for a while.

Garage door opens jerky closes smooth.

If you have noticed that your garage door is jerking every time you open or close it you may decide to take action to make it open more smoothly. Check the tracks for debris and loose screws. The door track rollers move each time you open or close the door leading to a lot of movement and causing wear. After ruling out a problem with your garage door opener use the three step guide below to take steps towards removing possible causes.

Squeaky garage door or garage door grinding sound when opening or closing if you hear a garage door grinding noise it could be the rollers. This wear could damage the roller surface causing them not to roll correctly. Once disconnected operate the door manually and tell me if it opens easily and freely with no heaviness or binding. Products used in this.

My garage door is violently jerky when it opens and i m afraid it s going to damage something. Please disconnect the door from the opener by pulling on the emergancy disconnect cord. A properly balanced door should open easily and stay where you let go of it at any point along its travel. Any idea what the problem might be.