How To Change Bottom Garage Door Rollers

Continue working on the rollers one at a time until you ve replaced all but the top 2 rollers.

How to change bottom garage door rollers.

Go to the other side of your garage door and bend the area of vertical track near the seam. Line up the first garage door roller with the opening you just created. Insert a new roller into the new hinge s roller mount. Open your garage door completely and clamp the track about 2 3of the way up.

Following are the easy steps you can then follow to replace the garage door bottom rollers. Don t try this yourself unless you have experience. Don t attempt to replace the bottom rollers as the bottom bracket has a spring cable attached which bears the door weight and tension. How to replace the bottom garage door roller the safest way to replace the bottom roller is to bend the track so you can pop the bottom section out.

3 minute bottom roller change on your garage door. Wedge a flathead screwdriver between the roller and the track to pry the roller out. Place the front edge of the roller into the track then rotate the hinge and roller toward the door and position the mounting holes on the. Pull the release cord and unplug the garage door opener for added safety.

Then bend the top of the track to slightly open it up with your pliers. Don t buy home depot or walmart rollers. Take a pair of pliers and bend part of the track near the top slightly open.