Help needed, garage door not staying up

[Rocket1k78]

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LOL I originally said the spring may have failed Ok fine it didn't but it still had issues.

Nobody likes a sore loser lol Please accept bjstares runner up award

[03ozwhip]

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Nobody likes a sore loser lol Please accept bjstares runner up award

He did mention it first lol

[Rocket1k78]

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He did mention it first lol

He said broken spring which is quite different from the actual fix. In good faith ill hook him up too because at the end of the day he offered some help.
@firebane my post about the sore loser was just poking fun. PM me your email too, Thanks!

[ExtraSlow]

Maybe the real fix is friendship?

[Rocket1k78]

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Maybe the real fix is friendship?

They'll be better off with with a gift card but ill give them that option too lol

[03ozwhip]

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Maybe the real fix is friendship?

Gross

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Out of curiosity, got a picture of your jackshaft opener? I'm still curious how it was able to be backdriven. I was thinking of a Liftmaster 8500 style, yours may be a different drive system, especially since you mentioned belts.

[AndyL]

Depends on the era; but it'll look something like that.

Now "hosing down with wd40" can be problematic, yeah there's a belt drive on there - the standard non gearhead operators will back drive, it's just a chain reduction system; yes I think the residential jackshafts use a worm gear like the old residential openers thus can't be backdriven. Belts don't like lube. 50/50 on it could have a brake that needs adjustment (or lube washed off it), and there's a clutch on the inner face of the larger belt pulley as well.

Usually the operators in maintained condition can hold a fair bit of torque - I was just looking at a 24x16 today running on 1/3 of its springs - but the brake/clutch/belt didn't get a healthy dose of random lube. Even out of balance and no brake - it'll generally provide enough drag to not allow a door to creep.

Aka there's a bunch to look at.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Depends on the era; but it'll look something like that.

Now "hosing down with wd40" can be problematic, yeah there's a belt drive on there - the standard non gearhead operators will back drive, it's just a chain reduction system; yes I think the residential jackshafts use a worm gear like the old residential openers thus can't be backdriven. Belts don't like lube. 50/50 on it could have a brake that needs adjustment (or lube washed off it), and there's a clutch on the inner face of the larger belt pulley as well.

Usually the operators in maintained condition can hold a fair bit of torque - I was just looking at a 24x16 today running on 1/3 of its springs - but the brake/clutch/belt didn't get a healthy dose of random lube. Even out of balance and no brake - it'll generally provide enough drag to not allow a door to creep.

Aka there's a bunch to look at.

Aha that is different than what I had in mind, I'm not at all familiar with the commercial units. A straight-gear reduction set could definitely be backdriven if the clutch/brake/belt got hosed down in random lubricant. OP increasing spring tension probably balanced it well enough at full-open to avoid creep but just covered up the real issue - it was no coincidence this started happening immediately after random lubrication.

[Rocket1k78]

Heres what mine looks like.

[danno]

Tony from best doors came by today and fixed my broken spring on my door. Nice guy, fast and seems to be a reliable source. Saved me from hurting myself so that’s a plus.

[ExtraSlow]

My mother had Tony from Best Doors Inc. out to look at her door. One wheel had jumped the track in an improbable way. He got it all running again without selling her anything. Also gave her some advice if it shits the bed permanently. Great guy, no fuss, no scams. A+ would reccomend.