Grease Garage Door Opener Chain

So start by tightening the chain find the procedure in your owner s manual.

Grease garage door opener chain.

Periodic maintenance of a liftmaster chain driven garage door opener includes lubricating the chain and greasing the chain rail. Here s where you can use it. Work from the top of the garage door toward the opener s motor. Never lubricate the chain.

Getting a white lithium grease compound. If you have a track drive opener the next step is to lubricate the opener track with grease. Remember that can of the original wd 40 that i told you to put down earlier. Use light penetrating oil instead of grease to keep from collecting dirt and grit.

As a homeowner knowing the correct type of lubricant for the chain. Clean and lubricate the drive chain and track of the automatic door opener once or twice a year. Press all purpose grease into the recesses of the garage door opener s chain using the clean rag to force the grease into the chain s links. A loose garage door opener chain makes loud slapping sounds and causes jerky door movements that smack the rollers against the track.

Garage door lubricants that are grease based go on by hand and are much messier. The chains on your garage door opener are lubricated from the factory and that should last the life of the motor.