Garage Door Opener Trolley Only Moves A Few Inches

After a few minutes i realized one of the wires for one of the garage door eyes was covering the eye so i moved it and the door closed.

Garage door opener trolley only moves a few inches.

The garage door can be operated manually by disconnecting the garage door opener from the door using the red pull cord. A broken chain or belt can also prevent the trolley from moving. Now i m having and issue where the garage only opens a couple inches and then closes a couple of inches and stops. When i try to open or close the garage door the opener will move the chain a couple of inches and turn off.

Was programed and working fine before today. Whenever the trolley only moves about 6 inches and goes in reverse without the lights flashing it is almost always the rpm sensor. After i replaced the hears i hung the garage door opener. Use the tips in our video to troubleshoot the garage door opener if the motor runs but the trolley doesn t move.

Genie garage door only moves a few feet and stops and when you push the button again it moves a few inches or a foot down. Recently the wall switch that powers opening and closing is not lit and will not activate the opener. Make sure to get those fins going. Garage door only travels a little way and then reverses does your garage door only travel a little way 6 inches or so and then reverse.

Same result with remote or wall switch. I have checked that there is power to the opener and that is not the problem however if i tap the underside of the opener motor with a stick the unit lights up and the. Garage door will only open about 3 inches then stops this morning i opened my garage door drove out tried to close it but it refused to close. This indicates that the springs torsion springs in the case of the photo above are working properly and are not the issue.

The repair guide and video show how to replace a garage door opener rpm sensor in 6 steps. If the motor doesn t run at all you may need to replace the garage door opener logic board. If the door only moves a few inches and stops the rpm sensor could be bad. If the door is working properly it should be easy to lift by hand.

If your chain drive garage door opener s led light flashes 5 times and the door moves just a few inches at a time the rpm sensor might be the problem.