Hoe To Put Wheel Back In Track On Garage Door

The doors on your garage are moved smoothly up and down by garage door rollers these are held in place by brackets that are attached to the door of your garage.

Hoe to put wheel back in track on garage door.

Locate where the roller popped out of the track. Top roller is the ea. Open the door while holding the roller against the track. Once you locate where the wheels on the door are jumping off the track snap locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks.

However it s not guaranteed that the roller will stay there no matter what. Unaligned tracks are caused by screws that loosen over time. To determine if it is in perfect alignment use the level. Open the door manually.

Use a rubber mallet to tap the edge of the roller back into the track. A misaligned track will also prevent the garage door wheels from rolling smoothly. Use pliers to open the outer edge of the track. This quick video shows you how to easily fix a garage door wheel that s out of the track.

The pliers act as a stop. Dislodge the hand held vise grips. This can be an easy fix and requires no tools. Repeat with the other wheel then angle the bottom of the door out and remove the door.

Get a helper to lift the door. This causes the track to shift at an angle that is not at a right angle to the door of your garage. This will make it simple to position the wheel back onto the track. Use a rubber mallet to tap the track into the correct position once the door is once again aligned on the track properly.