Take out the garage door bolts connecting the tracks to it.
Noisy garage door opener motor.
A worn belt or chain and cable assembly can also make noise tighten chain or belt tension to correct this problem.
Take the door opener motor out of the mounting bracket and put it aside gently.
5 place rubber pad behind mounting bracket and reattach it to the wall.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to muffle a noisy garage door opener.
15 off garage door repair total.
Vibration transfers through the steel framework of the opener and through the home s framing studs and drywall.
1 unplug the motor of the garage door opener.
Vibration is the cause of most noise problems associated with garage door openers.
2 place stepladder under garage door opener motor.
This video gives you a close up view of garage door rollers pulleys springs tracks and motor chain so that you know what to look for when lubricating your garage door parts.
Noisy garage doors are usually caused by worn rollers loose hardware parts that need lubrication or an opener in need of anti vibration pads all simple fixes.
4 disconnect door track mounting bracket from wall.
Worn gears inside the garage door opener s motor unit can make grinding or buzzing noises.
How to lubricate your noisy garage door.
Before you work on the opener and door unplug the door opener s motor.
Replace the gear and sprocket assembly or the drive and worm gears when they re worn and making noises.
Set motor on top of wood blocks.
Create opener and garage door buffers using pieces of rubber to reduce noise.
On your garage door parts.
Add rubber as buffer in spots causing noise.
Set wood block on top of ladder.