Garage Door Opener Parts

My friend’s son just ran into his garage door.  It wasn’t watching what he was doing I guess. He backed his VW Jetta in the door before it was through opening.  Needless to say he is going to have to get a new door for his garage.

He is probably just going to call Overland Door.  Like I said in a previous post they are in every city you can imagine.  Stanly garage door used to be around but I do not know what happened to it.  They just disappeared.  Maybe they couldn’t compete.  I don’t know.

He was pricing garage doors the other day.  He is going to spend at least $1000 on one if its going to be quality.  I told him that since he was going to have to get a new door he might as well make it a custom garage door.  The one I am talking about looks like the garage door in the picture when it is not one door but two and the swing open instead of coming down on a chain.

Speaking of garage door opener parts I am still waiting for most of you all to get back to me about the poll I asked on which brand was the best.  I have gotten some e-mails but not many.  Do you like Stanly?  Do you like Overhead?  Do you like Genie?  This is what I am trying to figure out.

Many of you have wasted space in your garage.  You can make it like a bar, a sports lounge or whatever.  Whoever said a garage had to be boring.  If you have one car you can have your car on one side and then on the other have a mini bar with a television.  Its a dream come true.  You can have a HD TV sitting up there and go out into the garage to watch the game.

There are so many garage door opener parts you can buy for your place. Choose wisely.  Do not go for the universal parts.  They will not work as advertised.  Get the exact parts and fittings you need from them.

I cannot emphasize this point anymore than I have.  I have written this on numerous blogs and will continue to do so in the future.

Please lubricate your garage door opener chain.  This can save you a lot of time.  If your chain has already broken then you will have to cough up at least $180-$200 and I hoped you learned your lesson.  If not please follow this advice and do it.

Go to the store and get a can of DW40.  If there is another type of oil you want to get then fine but in my experience DW40 works the best.  Its the strongest and is the best as far as anti corrosion and anti moisture.  You can’t beat it.

Get a ladder if you have to and spray the hell out of the chain.  Use up the whole can if you have to.  One $5.00 can of cheap WD40 costs a lot less than having to buy a brand new chain for your garage door.  It an expensive part.

Let the spray permeate.  A lot of oil may drip to the floor so just have a rag to wipe it up.  Let it sit there for at least an hour before using your garage.

And there you go.  You are good for at least a year.  You can go longer depending on how much your garage door gets used.  Inspect it from time to time.  Just don’t expect that all the parts on your garage door opener are going to last.  Just like the bearings in your vehicle’s engine need oil, and need that oil to be replenished for it to work properly, so does your chain.

If you are searching for garage door opener parts then we have tons of sites to the letf on this posts that give you the best deals in parts.  You can go to the department store but you will at least pay 30-50% percent more than if you ordered it online.  The money saved is worth the 2-3 day wait.

If your chain has a lot of slack in it and you want to fix this go to the section about adjusting your garage door opener chain.