How Do You Tighten The Chain On Garage Door Openers?
When your garage door opener begins to make a lot of noise when operating, you may need to remove the slack from the chain. The chain should not have any slack when the door is operating. A loose chain can cause the opener to jam and even come off the drive sprocket. You can tighten the chain yourself in a matter of minutes with a wrench. Tightening the chain will extend the life of your garage door opener. Unplug the garage door opener power cord from the ceiling outlet. Set a step ladder near the garage door opener arm. The garage door opener arm is the piece that connects from the top of the garage door to the garage door opener track. Locate the inner and outer adjusting nuts on top of the carriage. The carriage is where the opener arm connects to the rail. One end of the opener chain connects to a threaded rod. The inner nut is the nut between the carriage and the opener motor head. The outer nut is the nut between the carriage and the front of the garage. Loosen the inner nut wit
