How To Change Bottom Garage Door Rollers

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 change bottom garage door rollers.

Hence for your safety it is advised to hire a professional if you wish to replace the bottom rollers. Go to the other side of your garage door and bend the area of vertical track near the seam. Don t buy home depot or walmart rollers. Get down and dirty.

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. Open your garage door completely and clamp the track about 2 3of the way up. Wedge a flathead screwdriver between the roller and the track to pry the roller out. Pull the garage door so the roller lines up with the bent track and pop the roller out to replace it.

Following are the easy steps you can then follow to replace the garage door bottom rollers. Take a pair of pliers and bend part of the track near the top slightly open. Line up the first garage door roller with the opening you just created. Insert a new roller into the new hinge s roller mount.

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