Garage Door Opener Just Makes Clicking Noise

Worn out garage.

Garage door opener just makes clicking noise.

If it is a genie then the plastic adapter between the motor and the screw is stripped. If so and it is a chamberlain sears or liftmaster then the gear assembly inside is damaged. The main drive gear is the most common component to fail on most openers the gear alone should cost you less than 20. The spring coils have rusted and are rubbing together.

This is an easy fix. Simply buy some oil based lubricant from your local garage door specialist and apply it to the metal parts the springs the rollers and the hinges. Some rollers can cause more noise than others. A faulty circuit board will cause the garage door opener to make clicking sounds.

Clicking noise on my garage door opener security lock override. If the garage door opener makes a grinding noise but the door doesn t move your main drive gear is probably toast. The main drive gear is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor. Create opener and garage door buffers using pieces of rubber to reduce.

The garage door opener may be making clicking noises as a result of the security lock. Add rubber as buffer in spots causing noise. Making noise if the garage door rattles or rumbles as it opens and closes tighten any loose hardware garage door opener hardware that connects the opener to the ceiling and attaches the opener rail above the door. Replace any broken garage door opener hardware that could allow excessive vibration.

There are a couple of reasons why your door would be making this sound.