How To Open Garage Door Off Track

Partially open the door and until the damaged track is lined up with one of the rollers.

How to open garage door off track.

Locate where the wheels have jumped the track apply a pair of locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks to act as a stop. Steps to fix garage door off track disconnect the opener. Manually open the door. Apply grips or locking pliers to help keep the door up in addition to having the sawhorses or wood blocks there for safety reasons.

Detach the door from the automatic opener by pulling the overhead string to disengage the opener. Locate the jamming wheels. The pliers act as a stop. Secure vise grips to the tracks under the door to keep it open while you work.

Ensuring that the door is completely released from the opener lift the door to open it manually. Once you locate where the wheels on the door are jumping off the track snap locking pliers underneath the door on one of the tracks. Find a wrench or ratchet handle with the appropriate socket size. Using pliers manipulate the metal on the edge of the track and slip the wheels back into the track.

Pull the outside of the track open with another pair of pliers to put the wheels back on the track. Now you will be able to open the door manually. The tracks separating from the garage walls is a common cause of a garage door malfunctioning and getting off track. Open the door manually.

Use a pair of vice grips or locking pliers to hold the garage door in place. Disconnect the opener to start the process find the string hanging from the console that controls the door opener. To start the process check overhead for a rope that connects the opener to the door. Reach overhead and pull the rope to release the door.

Then find where the track is separated from the wall. Open the door partially so that one of the detached rollers is in line with the trouble spot on the track. Pull on this string to disengage the opener.