Garage Door Opener Hits Stop Bolt

Open the garage door and watch it closely as it opens.

Garage door opener hits stop bolt.

I have compared with the other garage door opener i have and it stops on the way up 1 2 inch before the trolley hits the safety screw bolt. The opener should not close to the point where the opener rail flexes up as this can cause. The proper fully closed position is when the seal on the bottom of the garage door is resting on the floor. A problem came along after the assembly was complete and i tested the garage door opener.

Recently it opened all the way until the trolley hit the bolt that stops it from going any further. When my craftsman garage door opens up it goes all the way up until the trolley hit the safety pin. Was programed and working fine before today. Once it topped out the opener stuck there.

Manually bring the door to the closed position. Tried to reset opening travel distance but it keeps traveling to the stop bolt and clicking. If your garage door hits it bounces up and starts to open again your garage door is working well. I decided to unbolt the chain from the trolley to allow the opener to move again.

First visually verify that the trolley is against the stop bolt. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. Trolley on garage door opener hits stop bolt and clicks 10 times. Simply lay a 2 by 4 on the ground and let the garage door come down on top of it.

When i pushed the button the door began to open but it didn t stop and hit the stop bolt causing a lot of stress on the chain. To remove the trolley from the stop bolt follow the steps below. It is a craftsman 3 4hp model 139 53918d. However if your garage door doesn t bounce back up then you know you have a problem.

Release the door from the garage door opener by pulling the emergency release handle. Do you know what i need to do to limit the movement of the door model 139 53650srt craftsman thanks. The garage door opener trolley should stop in the fully open position at minimum 1 inch from the stop bolt on the opener rail. When the garage door opens about halfway or 5 feet from the ground and stops the up limit switch needs to be adjusted.

Make sure the garage doorway is clear of persons or obstructions. My 10yr old house has a sectional aluminum door and a 1 2hp craftsman garage door opener. When i disconnected the door it seemed to open and close by hand smoothly.