The rubber absorbs noisy vibrations keeping them from causing the metal support frame from shuddering.
Loud garage door opener motor.
Noisy garage doors and your garage door opener if your garage door itself isn t the problem maybe it s the garage door opener.
The rubber will absorb noisy vibrations before they cause the metal support frame to shudder.
Garage door openers can use a screw drive system chain drive system or belt drive system.
Test the opener and the garage door to ensure they re working correctly.
3 unbolt and lower motor from mounting straps.
The garage door opener needs periodic maintenance to keep it working properly.
Inspecting garage door opener the garage door opener is the electric motor that opens the garage door for you.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to muffle a noisy garage door opener.
Check to see if the chain or belt drive seem loose as this can cause jerky garage door movements and loud sounds.
A loose garage door opener chain makes loud slapping sounds and causes jerky door movements that smack the rollers against the track.
Refer to your garage door operator maintenance manual for assistance.
If the noise is accompanied by your garage door opener having difficulty opening and closing the door it s possible your garage door opener has a bad motor.
By the rubber pieces suspend the garage door opener from the frame.
Set wood block on top of ladder.
So start by tightening the chain find the procedure in your owner s manual.
Using rubber pieces hang the motor from the garage door opener mounting straps.
Suspend the opener from the frame by the rubber pieces.
If you have a track drive opener the next step is to lubricate the opener track with grease.
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Vibration transfers through the steel framework of the opener and through the home s framing.
2 place stepladder under garage door opener motor.
By robert korpella vibration is the cause of most noise problems associated with garage door openers.
Set motor on top of wood blocks.
Test the garage door and opener to make sure that they still work properly.
You also may just have an older and louder garage door opener.