Garage Door Opener Shakes When Closing

Damage on the tracks will often be in form of bends or crimps.

Garage door opener shakes when closing.

What should you do if there is damage to the garage door. If your garage door shakes when opening or closing or sounds like it is going to fall off the track the problem is most often the pulleys. They should be inspected to ensure that they are aligned correctly on the wall. If your press fit pulley system has surrendered you may be able to see frayed cables or a separated press fit casing.

In a torsion spring system the spring will be mounted on a spring bar torsion tube that is mounted to the header above the garage door opening. The first thing you should do is close the garage door and inspect the spring s. When the door is opening or closing it runs on a set of tracks which keep the door in place. If your garage overhead is getting jammed or shaking and jerking as it closes the tracks should be checked.

In a worn pulley system the cables often get caught and cause the door to jerk or shake as it closes. Press fit pulleys and cast iron pulleys. This issue tends to be worse when the door has been closed for a while. Cast iron pulleys are the less popular pulley type that consist of one solid cast iron piece.

There are two types of pulleys.