How To Replace Garage Door Rollers And Hinges

Pull out the hinge away from the door and then old roller out of the sleeve in the hinge.

How to replace garage door rollers and hinges.

Slide a new roller in and insert the roller back into the track. Loosen the bolt that secures the top roller mount to the door with a socket set. When you have replaced the bottom 4 rollers you ll realize that you won t be able to replace the top one because it won t line up with the opening in the track. Replacing a top roller.

Simply grab the round end of the current roller and pull it out of place. Sorry to sound like a broken record but it s important. In case your garage door is made of steel then the hinges would be secured with hex headed screws. Close the garage door with the electric door opener if so equipped.

How to replace upper garage door rollers grab a socket wrench and unscrew the retaining bolts to the brackets that hold the garage door rollers. Again do not do this for the bottom roller. Use the 3 8 inch wrench to remove these. Roll the door down to the next roller and repeat the same process for removing and replacing the rollers.

This makes it impossible to replace a garage door roller without unbolting the hinge that holds the roller from the door panels. Then take one of your new garage rollers and slide it into its spot on the hinge. Step 5 insert roller wheel. Similarly if a roller pops out of the track the repair is to uninstall the hinge first then tip the roller wheel into the track.

Slide the retainer bracket with the. Step 4 remove rollers. You shouldn t have to loosen or tighten any screws or nuts to change the roller.