Another common cause for a loose chain could be the front sprocket breaking.
Metal chain sprocket on garage door opener always breaking.
Because chains are lubricated with grease you can expect to get a little dirty while putting the chain back on your opener.
If you are not confident in your ability to diagnose the problem call a local garage door service.
Without proper lubrication a chain driven garage door opener s moving parts quickly wear out.
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Sometimes garage door chain may become loose due to broken gear and sprocket or stripped gear.
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Over time dust and debris contaminates the grease lubricating the garage door opener s chain and the weight of the garage door forces the oil from the door roller s bearings.
By william machin chain drive garage door openers have a sprocket that is attached at the top of the motor.
Use white lithium grease on the opener s chain or screw and a spray lubricant available from your garage door specialist to coat the overhead springs.
This was a craftsman model 139 53976srt.
Over time the sprocket s teeth can wear and the chain may jump or skip when the opener.
If the chain on your chain drive opener is broken your garage door will not function as it had been working.
This is a video on how to change the gear sprockets in a craftsman garage door opener.
You can put the chain back on your automatic garage door opener using a simple adjustment mechanism.
Keeping your garage door parts greased up will add years of seamless operation to your system and it takes just 10 minutes a year.
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The front sprocket is at the end of the opener rail closest to the garage door opening.
A new front sprocket costs about 150 200 include the labor to install it.
The chain connects to a threaded anchor that you can move in and out to tighten or loosen the chain as needed.