Garage Door Opens Until About 2 Feet Then Slides Sideways

Model cm 8600 xl m opens completely but slides back down a few inches only and stops.

Garage door opens until about 2 feet then slides sideways.

Took cover off and gears appear to be fine. My garage door geniepro screwdrive model 1 2 h p. Have adjusted the up force settings to highest level and still read more. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch.

2 brace the open door. You need to check the door springs and the drive gear in the opener. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. Move the garage door up and down until you find a place where the door stays suspended when you let go.

It will be obvious if it is going bad. Find local garage door repair. No pieces of plastic to show wear and tear. I would appreciate any help troubleshooting this issue.

In cases like this your travel down setting simply needs to be adjusted to the new distance. It passes a beam a few inches off the floor from side to side. It will open about 2 3 feet and then it stops. Shut door and released it opening to waist level.

Pressing the button again will shut it. This is almost always the result of a dirty or obstructed safety feature. Sometimes the door will open all the way up after it slides back and the light will turn off. At the bottom of your door there s a small infrared sensor.

But changes in weather conditions can causes your garage door components to shift or contract. If that point is more than four feet or less than three feet above the ground you will need to balance the door. When that happens the distance your garage door needs to travel may change. You will have to take the cover off the motor unit to check the gear.

It closes without any issue. Result was door falling to floor.