Is Your Garage Door Noisy? 4 Easy Fixes and Reasons Why It Is So Loud

Now I know how to do it right. I'm going to Lowes to pick up a can that stuff that you used . My bedroom is above the garage and that stuff should cut down that loud noise the garage door makes. Thanks a whole lot for that great tip. Take care brother. 😊👍

Some good suggestions here. Especially like the use of the sound meter to measure results. Thanks for the video.

Do you adjust the force/strength of the door closure/opening motor at all? Seems like after lubing it you could turn it down slightly and get it even quieter.

Very good information. While on the topic of garage doors, any recommendations for the outside weatherstripping? I need something better than the standard product. It gets very cold here in Minnesota and the bad seal let’s the cold into the heated garage.

WD 40 actually makes a silicone spray among others!

Thanks for the advice for going for silicone. WD40 made it worst. Silicone ran smoother than a baby’s butt! 😊

Your video was informative, and well done.

Thanks for this!

Lots of Lubricant is a must!!

My 2 car door had a recent disaster. My door mechanism is different from yours. Has 2 springs on either side. One of the steel angle iron that holds at the end of the track cracked letting the tract drop in a cockeyed way. With great effort I was able to raise the door and repair the bracket with a new steel angle. The door went up and down as it should but on the side that had been repaired it left a 5-inch space off floor. The problem was the hinges that are located on the door edge (not the hinges in your video). I loosened the bolts, pushed the door down to the floor and then tightened the bolts. The door now goes flat to the floor. Apparently, the door when collapsing skewed the hinge alignment. I lubed same as you. I discovered an installation error from many years ago. The new door was 2-3 inches Less in width than the old door. The vertical track that is bolted to the garage wall was not directly in line above with the edge of the door. Therefore, the primary wheel that the cable runs in that pulls the door up was off about 2-3 inches probably putting a strain on the entire mechanism. I removed the bolts holding the track to the wall, moved the track 2 inches over so the cable was now vertical into the pully wheel. Hope that's clear, Jim

OMG. I just sprayed all the rollers with WD40 😮. What should I do??

Thank you for the video!! I am gonna try that out

installed a new opener a few months ago. Door was still very noisy afterward, so I applied Break Free CLP to all hings, rollers, etc. Works like a charm, door is now very quiet when in operation.

For a permanent fox Remove door altogether🤣 Just for laughs

The problem I’m having it sounds like the bar is collapsing, and then when fully close. You can hear the opener makes a loud scream, noise I will have to press the button manual again to shut it off.

Did couple of those. mine was pretty quiet. After the rollers and garage door lube. Now its at like 43 dbs.

Good job😊

How about the drums at the ends of the torsion springs?

Thanks. I never thought it would be necessary to lubricate the torsion spring. I was experiencing a fairly loud squeak as the door was opening that I could not identify or isolate, but it turns out that lubricating the spring solved the problem. thanks again.

Biggest change in noise was replacing the old chain driven garage opener with a quiet belt driven opener with a low noise motor. Then I noticed the track noise. Second noisest item was the metal rollers. Replaced them with nylon ones. Much better. Then all that lube advice with Lithium lube and fixing track alignment and roller hanging points for smoother rolling. The majority of the remaining noise is joint slop which I had reduced by making the track and rollers smoother.

Good to know. I just had a garage door opener guy come work on mine and he sprayed WD-40 all over the place. 🤦

Nice video, thank you for sharing these tips!

You are very correct about the WD40 as I have found that it is not only a degreaser, but tends to remove all the oils so a steel pin will rust up in a matter of days

Lithium specialist WD-40, not regular WD-40, worked beautifully. Reduced noise considerably. What used to rattle and grind now has a great smooth and significantly quieter sound. This video is what led me to find the right kind of lubricant and where to apply it. Like getting a new garage door for under $10. Thank you.

from where i will buy this lubricate.

What app is that for decibel

My garage door makes clunking noises as the door is in motion.

Like the 20 year pro note below I found a light oil lubricant for the drive screw , screw rail ,hinges and roller bearings that lasts a long time , handles below freezing to hot southern summer temperature range and does not collect dust . It is motorcycle cable lubricant in an aerosol can with the red spray straw. I buy the big can of Moose cable lube but there are many brands. I like Moose because they suspend the pressure lube component really well so it does not settle in the can and clog the spray nozzle . ( PJ1 cable life clogs) The cable lubes are claimed non harmful to plastics but there is probably some small fraction of oligomers in the oil that would eventually degrade the plastic traveler so I wipe any that collects there off with a little rubbing alcohol . My painted wooden garage door is 35 years old , sun facing 1/2 day , gets used at least 4 times a day and still going strong .

Very helpful information. Thanks much.

I bought a house 2 weeks ago. The previous owners left only 1 garage door remote opener (which, of course, my wife took😒). So, I bought a new one for me and while I was programming it, I thought…”well, maybe it could be a good idea to go ahead and do some work in the garage door, like lubricate it or something” (keep in mind, the garage door wasn’t that loud in my opinion, but who knows, this is my first house, got no idea how a “loud” garage door should sound like). I came across your video and follow every single step…one by one… and guess what? That damn garage door it’s loud as hell now (I now know how a loud garage door sounds like 😠). You know how piss my wife is at me? I have no idea what the hell happened but, it’s definitely louder than before. Can you at least tell me how to “reverse” the process? (If that’s even possible). I think it could be that the bolts are too tight but who knows. Now my wife thinks I’m an idiot. Thanks buddy 😤

Learn something new everyday!!! Thank You!!!

Thank you. Which decibel measuring App?

Thank you for these tips! I am going to do them to my door. 😊

The best way to eliminate that squealing sound is by not opening my garage often. Lock it down for good. 😅best decision save me money by buying lubricant. Lol

I always use lithium lubricants. Texas get humid.

I have tried all three lubes mentioned. Started with WD-40, Silicone, then white lithium spray grease. Lithium works best and is recommended by my garage door repair guy. My doors are quieter and have run smoother during operation since they were applied.

When wiping out the roller tracks, WEAR GLOVES because these stamped steel parts often have razor sharp edges that can cause a very nasty slice in your fingers.

Very well explained. Reading the noise level with an app is clever, i'm doing that tomorrow.
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Don't forget to adjust tension of the belt/chain.

Been install doors for 14 years I always use silicone because anything heavy catches dust and debris and with impede the roller movement over time

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Well done video. Compressed with no silliness, but complete. Good job.

I have been a door installer for 45 years. I like the super slippery slick stuff. Also should lubricant the springs and bearings

Very through video, I missed some of these steps. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you, great video, very informative

6 minute video to tell us about wd40.

I don’t know where you live but I have been a garage door service technician for thirty years and l have used nothing but wd40 lithium grease is the worst thing to use it makes things stiff and the rollers stop rolling they just drag in the tracks you don’t want to use anything that dust can stick to that’s why w d 40 works best you just spray it on everything every 3 months you want to keep everything clean

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