Fortunately the repair is neither difficult nor expensive and it should only take an hour of your time.
Garage door motor plastic gear.
All of our garage door opener gear kits include helical gear and top hat assembly worm gear wear bushings grease and hardware needed to replace the dual speed sprocket and gears.
It s one of the most common garage door opener repair problems there is.
Located at the top of the motor unit the gear and sprocket assembly drives the chain that opens and closes the garage door.
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It can be a complicated repair but not impossible to do yourself.
If the gear and sprocket assembly breaks the motor runs but the door won t move.
This was a craftsman model 139 53976srt.
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Chances are your main drive gear has bit the bullet.
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This is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor.
This is a video on how to change the gear sprockets in a craftsman garage door opener.
Shredded plastic gears are a common problem with chain driven garage door openers.