Garage Door Wheel Fell Off Track

Open the door manually.

Garage door wheel fell off track.

Apply grips or locking pliers to help keep the door up in addition to having the sawhorses or wood blocks there for safety reasons. Open the garage door track near where the rollers jumped it with a pair of pliers. Here is our guide for how to fix an off track garage roller. The track may already be wide enough to guide the wheels of the rollers back onto the track.

To ensure that your rollers will run smoothly and don t run off course lubricate the track as well as the other parts of your garage door with a spray lubricant. You don t have to worry about messing with the powerful springs in your garage door so you can safely fix the misaligned garage door rollers without calling a professional. Fortunately fixing off track rollers is a simple diy project. As you open the door pay attention to where the door catches on the tracks so you know where it s coming off track.