Stop Garage Door Squeaking

Lubricate all moving parts every six months to reduce wear and keep the door quiet.

Stop garage door squeaking.

You plan for a possible tornado. The problem is that such noises can be a sign of a bigger problem. If the door has wheels to go up and down spin the wheels. Your garage door making unnecessary noise is a warning that something is going wrong.

This is the same concept. Step 1 inspect the garage door use a ladder to access to the upper parts of the door. Make sure that the garage door is in the closed position. First inspect the garage door rollers.

Using a wrench and socket set to retighten these bolts and screws can potentially quiet the garage door almost completely. Once the pin is loose pull it out lift up on the door handle to relieve pressure if the pin binds. Keep the door closed and work on only one hinge at a time. The cause of the noise is from the moving parts on your garage door.

Loosen each hinge pin by tapping an 8d nail up from underneath. While watching the rollers open and close the door. Each time you open or close the door the rollers on the track of the door move causing wear and eventually damaging each roller s surface. Giving the door a stronger signal may help it move.

The rollers could be the reason behind your squealing or grinding garage door noises. Plenty of garage doors squeaks when in motion though. The garage door noise you are hearing may simply be due to the fact that the door and track supports have loose or missing track bolts and screws causing the door to rattle in its rails. If you ve got a door hinge that squeals every time you open the door we ve got the fix for you.

Replace the batteries in the garage door opener remote. Inspect the hinges the opening mechanism the door tracks and the wheels in order to identify the source of the squeaking noise. Disconnect the garage door from the motor. Think of it like when a tornado watch is issued for your area.

Here are the steps that you should follow to properly lubricate the garage door and minimise the noise. Lubricate the track once or twice a year when you notice uneven lifting or squeaking. Avoid other lubricants such as oil grease or spray lithium grease. Lubricate all of the moving parts on the garage door.

The special garage door lube penetrates the parts as a liquid and dries to form a non tacky grease that won t attract dirt and dust which can gum things up.