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front roller keeps falling out of automatic garage door Joe 04-30-2008
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Posted by Joe on April 30, 2008, 10:02 am
I've popped it back in a couple of times but upon further inspection
it seems that the metal guide is slightly pushed out. I've tried to
take a large wrench and clamp it but it's just too rigid a metal to
bend. Is there any way I can close the guide enough to keep the roller
from popping out?

Posted by DerbyDad03 on April 30, 2008, 5:19 pm
> I've popped it back in a couple of times but upon further inspection
> it seems that the metal guide is slightly pushed out. I've tried to
> take a large wrench and clamp it but it's just too rigid a metal to
> bend. Is there any way I can close the guide enough to keep the roller
> from popping out?

If you can't bend the guide rail "manually" as you've tried, perhaps
you should call a garage door repair company.

Something may be so out of alignment that it's become a danger. Garage
doors are extremely heavy and you don't want to mess with them unless
you are very sure of what you are doing.

I have called a local family owned business in my town 3 times in 20
years and each time have been surprised at how reasonable the cost of
the repair was.

Posted by gpsman on May 1, 2008, 7:37 am
> I've popped it back in a couple of times but upon further inspection
> it seems that the metal guide is slightly pushed out. I've tried to
> take a large wrench and clamp it but it's just too rigid a metal to
> bend. Is there any way I can close the guide enough to keep the roller
> from popping out?

Check the track brackets. They sometimes come loose from their
mounting points and allow the tracks to get out of alignment and the
rollers fall out and/or jam.
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- gpsman

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