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My garage door will only open about a foot. If I disengage the travel ARM and manually open door, the travel bar will open all the way to disengage switch. This happens during sub 30 degree days. What is the cause for this.
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Usually there is a hand-switch where the arm from the door connects to the Drivescrew. It will often have a cord hanging down that you can pull to disengage the arm from the screw. It's there so that you can manually move your door if the power goes out. If the drivescrew spins and nothing moves, then you probably need to get on a stepstool and click the lever back up to re-engage with the screw. Good Luck!
Is the belt or part of the opener hitting on the door as it trys to go down? Since if the door is down the opener goes all the way down, it seems that it might be hitting / binding on the door somewhere and then reverses.
Remove the cover and check the drive gear. It is white nylon and is just in front of the motor. It may be stripped. Take a close look at those door springs. They can sometime appear to be okay when one is broken.
You can adjust the length of the arm between the trolley and door so that it is in a vertical position when the door is closed. This will prevent your problem.
The sensors have nothing to do with your door opening. First thing to check are the door springs. One may be broken. Next remove the cover and check the drive gear. It is a white nylon gear just in front of the motor. It may be stripped.
It sure sounds like you have a broken door spring. While you are at it remove the cover and take a good look at the drive gear. It is white nylon and is just in front of the motor. Might be stripped and unable to take the weight of the door.
I called Sears garage door customer service number due to the same issue. The test is to disengage the opener drive by pulling the emergency disengage handle, then open the door half way manually and then let it go. If it stays there it is a door/track/lub problem; if it drops down and closes its a garage door opener problem. Mine stayed open half way during this test so it was a door/track/lub problem. After using silicone spray on all tracks, rollers, and springs mine has been working great. Good luck.........
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