Is your garage door off track? If your door has magically just jumped off its track, you know it’s not only annoying, but it leaves your house unsecured until you can get it repaired. You can always call RTS All American Garage Doors but if you want to try to do the garage door repair yourself in a short amount of time, you can. So with a few simple tools, so you don’t have to wait for a repairperson to schedule a visit. Since this does not involve the door’s tension spring, it’s a project you can do safely.

5 Ways to Fix a Garage Door off Track

  1. Disconnect the garage door from the opener. Reach overhead and pull the rope that releases the door from the opener.
  2. Open the door manually. Once you locate where the wheels on the door are jumping off the track, snap locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks. The pliers act as a stop.
  3. Pull the outside edge of the track open with a pair of pliers so you can easily get the wheels back on track. Once the door is back on track, knock the track back into position with a rubber mallet. Remove the locking pliers.
  4. Raise and lower the door manually to ensure it is operating properly. Use the door’s remote control to operate the door opener. As the door opener moves through its cycle, it should catch and secure the door’s release mechanism again and begin to operate the door.

We ask that you are careful and take your time while trying to put your garage door back on track. However if at any point you struggle or get stuck.. perhaps you fall off track yourself, then call RTS All American Garage Doors. We are here to help and take a look at our coupon section as well.