Replace Carriage On Genie Garage Door Opener

Replacing carriage on a Genie 1/2 HP Screw Drive garage door opener.
Hey everyone, my name is Calvin and my wife is Marie. We started this channel to post some of our videos about how we live, our gardens, cooking, wood projects, pets, and adventures. We are both retired now and just trying to enjoy life. We are both Christians and thank God for every day of life that we have. We hope that you enjoy our videos and will appreciate it if you will subscribe to our channel. Thanks very much and have a blessed day.
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Calvin and Marie Towe
75 Tremont Dr. S.E.
SilverCreek, Ga. 30173

[@taystein]

Great video, slow, deliberate and works. It seems that there’s always some step, that most videos fly by that I can’t ever make work. He covers everything and I had no problems fixing my garage door. Thank you

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad that our video helped you fix your door. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie

[@MB-np2ur]

thanks for the instructions. fixed my coworker's garage door in 5 minutes today.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Glad it helped

[@SalesOffice-uq5lc]

Thank you! Your video made this repair easy…worked like a charm!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Glad it helped

[@jimdahlberg2436]

Calvin - I like it that you have a safety rope hanging down in front of the door window panel. This is a great safety feature if you ever get locked out of your house because you can use a coat hanger to hook on the safety rope from the outside and disable the opener so you can manually open the garage door and get back into your garage/house. Hopefully no one with nefarious intent knows about this little trick.

[@LukeDoorMan]

This shows how strong those Genies are. If this one has been pulling a big wood door with just extension springs for 25 years, that thing is a beast!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much. It is noisy but it still works great. The old door is about gone. I may replace it sometime in the future. Calvin

[@Dacano56]

Wow thank you very much...Because of your great video I was able to fix my door in 10 minutes...

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. Calvin and Marie

[@mccc4559]

Dear Sir, thank you so much very much for taking the time to help us understand this matter. I bet you are one of the coolest men in town. I wish I had a neighbor like you or even better a friend like you. They just don't make em like you anymore. May you remain healthy and happy forever.

[@luguman9369]

Thank you so much!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@masonhomeservices2654]

Thanks!! Saved me $500.00 bucks!! Had an estimate from a garage door company. Did it myself with the help from your instructions.

[@boballard6040]

Mine just broke and your video is the first one I watched ! I like that you did the run test and the noise matches mine. It's almost 30 years old! I was excited to replace the entire unit because the auto light has been broken for years, but I plan on getting a new carriage. Thanks so much for the time you took and your patience !

[@artkaderly3668]

Thank you very much for your video it's been a long time since I replaced one. You refreshed my memory thanks again sir. Art K

[@Tracenator58]

Thanks for this easy to understand video. We fixed our door, no problem! Aloha!

[@rjaybee756]

Calvin.... I can't thank you enough,wife came home from work tried to open the door and it was making this ear aching noise.Needless to say I started stressing.I found your video and now I'm very pleased to know,I can do this fix myself and save a few $$.Thanks again GREAT video

[@luguman9369]

I agree!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@jimb4479]

Same problem and I was looking for a refresher before replacing the part. Very helpful. Much appreciated, sir.

[@kimmoss1022]

Thanks. I was able to make the repair myself. $23 on Amazon. Thank you for sharing!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Excellent!

[@bobinsd1]

If you remove the gear from the carriage and reverse it, it will swap the worn gears for the unworn and work like new. No purchase required. But usingg a bathroom scale, measure the weight of the lowered door after freeing the gear. If over 30 lbs, your counter balancing extension or tension springs need adjusting to remove the excess weight son the gear will not keep failing.

[@nateroo]

Wow, this was very informative! My brother just had to replace his carriage and I anticipate that I may need to at some point; this vid will really be helpful when i have to cross that bridge. THANX VERY MUCH for sharing this very helpful information and demonstration!!!

[@jwick5774]

Thank you for posting this. I'm fixing mine because of your instruction.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, Calvin and Marie

[@RedriaReverie]

Your video gave me the confidence to replace the same part on my own garage door! My father-in-law kept offering to help me install a brand new garage door opener, but all we really needed was a $15 replacement part. Can't beat that. Thanks for the help!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you were able to replace it yourself. Have a great day... Calvin

[@KrizAkoni]

At 25 years, you've got great service out of that unit. Mine is 17 years old...I bet I'll be doing this job sometime soon! Thanks for posting, informative.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

The big wooden door is very heavy. If I ever replace the door, I will use one of the lighter aluminum doors.

[@beegee22]

I just finished doing mine. Easy job. Watching the video first was a big help in getting organized to approach it. It's a 10 minute job if you take your time. Thanks for the video!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad it helped. Have a great weekend, Calvin

[@dhiraj165]

This is amazing video. I just followed it line by line and was able to correct my garage door in less than 25 mins. So happy and satisfied to do this job. Thanks alot for posting this video.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching and for the comment. I'm glad that this helped you. Have a great day...Calvin

[@aldovillanueva3720]

Thanks SCL very helpful video. This is the same issue I'm having but now I know what to do about that carriage thanks again

[@gparocks9614]

Calvin, thanks for posting your video. My Genie IS550 failed yesterday after 22 years of faithful service with exactly the same problem. Your video provided confirmation of the problem; now all I have to do is find the replacement carriage ;-)

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad that the video helped you. Have a fantastic weekend, Calvin and Marie

[@dkcarter3595]

Thank you so much for your video. I completely understood your instructions. Pointing out the parts you were talking about during the installation was key to my understanding

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much for watching and commenting. I'm glad that this video was able to help you. Have a great day, Calvin and Marie

[@tjnguyen746]

Thanks for instructions. You are the man. 🌼🌺🌹🙃🙂

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

You are so welcome

[@AllenOxendine]

Great job, saved you a little for being able to do it yourself, hope you have a good day...

[@BigTodd70]

THANK YOU! Today was my second replacement of this same carriage unit for our ~18 year-old Genie. Great video - super easy job but I definitely needed this to help refresh my memory. Cheers!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, Calvin and Marie

[@murugad32]

Thanks a lot. Simple instructions, easy to follow. Costs me $15 for trolley, that’s it.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, Calvin

[@htiekellivremos6870]

Well done. You've inspired me to fix my garage door this week. Thank you sir.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad it inspired you. You can do it !!! Have a great weekend... Calvin

[@klm2395rh]

Video was very helpful. Looks easier than I expected. New carrier is on the way. I have a 16' wooden door which gives that opener a workout the last 25 years at least. Tough machine!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, that is the kind of door that I have also. It is very heavy.

[@tedjasiewicz514]

I was delighted to see the same model I have. The demonstration was clear and concise and a perfect end result. Thank you! Ted Jasiewicz

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much. I'm glad that you liked it. Calvin and Marie

[@rickprice6527]

Sounds like your track wheels could use some grease or silicone too. Thanks for your video, I watched before I changed the carriage on my genie. It had started popping at the first screw coupling in the up direction so I figured it would fail soon. It lasted more than twenty years but my door is the light weight metal sectional. Have a nice day.

[@dontherealartist]

EXCELLENT presentation, EXACTLY what I needed. WELL DONE! :)

[@JJ-xq8nm]

Thanks a million my friend. Just got this problem today.

[@benlonz]

Thank you so much for this video👍. $20 and 20 minutes later... all fixed! Great detail including the grease on the hands precaution🙂.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend and stay safe, Calvin and Marie

[@debbiebollinger1244]

Thank you very much for this detailed information. It was quite a relief to see how easy this job will be for me ! Oh Yes, and a big thank you for taking the time to post this video. Very much appreciated!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. Have a great day...Calvin

[@iggysfly7257]

Calvin, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge on this topic. My wife and I followed your instruction on our Genie SD8000 and our garage door is back to normal operation.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad it helped you. Have a great day.

[@hepi822]

Your video is great. It is very well explained and illustrated. Thank you. I will be repairing with your help.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad that you liked it. Have a great weekend, Calvin and Marie

[@KeishaSumner]

Omg!! Thank you soooooo much for this video!!! The carriage completely broke of the railing so I thought it would be an easy fix. I look at it and I’m like there has to be a way to easily fix this. So I call a garage door business and the repair guy says they are going to have to replace the entire system!! He started off with $799 and I almost choked and then he said $599 for a lower quality system and then he said well you could go and buy a motor and have us install it for you. So I’m looking on amazon for a damn motor and what pops up?? The carriage! A $17 carriage!! With the option to purchase a $130 service to install. So I’m thinking let me go to KZbin and see if do this myself and sure enough what I thought and how I thought I could fix it was explained PERFECTLY in this video!! Thank sooooo much!! I’m going to subscribe too!!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much for watching and subscribing. I'm glad that our video was able to help you. Have a fantastic day, Calvin and Marie

[@kaceebui1761]

TY for going slow and really show this!!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, Calvin and Marie

[@kanekev2]

This helped me quite a bit. Thx and keep posting helpful videos like these.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie

[@dollarshortdaylate1670]

Fantastic video, very well explained, easy to follow. Thank you

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie

[@colonialradio1]

Thanks for the video!! - we knew it was the carriage but were not sure how to change it over -- your video helped us get the job done in 10minutes. Cheers from Boston!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Jerry Robbins Thanks for watching, glad it helped you.

[@WalkerOutdoors]

I've had to do that a time or two not really too bad of a job just wanted to come by and show my support and thank you for yours

[@micahortega6041]

Super helpful getting the trolley off the track. Mine wasn’t doing that yet but wanted to do some preventative maintenance so getting the trolley off the track was key. Used silicone lubricant to break up the dusty dirty grease and clean off the gear as well as the space under the gear. Then once that was looking good I used a white lithium grease to reapply the lube. I think you saved me a lot a headache in the future. Thanks!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad that it helped you. Have a great week...Calvin

[@MrSplbaby]

I was gonna take my bar apart in the middle(it's got bolts there) until I saw your video. Thanks for saving me a whole lot of frustration.

[@nandanasilva]

Hi Calvin, Just like you were I am currently waiting for the replacement carriage to arrive by USPS. Current carriage which is broken was replaced 18 months ago. I paid $20 for the carriage & $91 for the installation to a garage repair company at that time. They said that the door was balanced at that time. When I checked it yesterday, the door was not balanced right. I feel that is the reason my current carriage got stripped. So I will balance the door & replace the carriage today. Your very detailed video will definitely help me in this regard. I will also begin to check the balance of the door every quarter & perform a clean and lubricate regiment at least twice a year from now on which I am hoping will extend the life of the carriage. Thank you.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. Hopefully this will save you some money. Have a great weekend... Calvin

[@dmdfishin]

I had to do this to our door opener once and it was simple and easy. Thanks for sharing brother

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

This was my third time to replace this, but it is at least 25 years old. Thanks for watching...Calvin

[@kotk05]

Thanks Big South!

[@HoneyKone]

You are the man!!!! Thanks for this video

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, Calvin

[@charlesnottke3797]

Great job!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks!

[@JustinTheBeaver]

Thank you making the video. It helped me Fix mime.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad that this video helped you. Merry Christmas, Calvin and Marie

[@dbrewster1985]

Thank you for taking the time to make this helpful video.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, have a great day... Calvin

[@olegpilipchuk5385]

Very helpful Thank you for video

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, Calvin

[@BigBoyG1]

Thank u. I live in a rental property. And the landlord is a joke. My door just started doing this a few days ago. I’m glad to know what the problem is and how to fix it myself.

[@deviprasadkaruppur3058]

very practical and easy to understand

[@davidtodd1037]

Thank you so much for this! Great explanation and video work.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, Calvin and Marie

[@haroldbutts8619]

Great tutorial! Thanks for all that you do!!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, Calvin and marie

[@billyb5057]

some interesting engineering thanks for sharing 😎 🙋‍👍👍* a big thumbs up* 👍👍 🙋‍😎* my Aussie support always* 😎

[@taylormumford5154]

Good stuff

[@lanacionpipil8680]

Thank you for a great video. I think, I can change my Door opener trolley after I watched your video. Thanks again.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, I hope it helps make yours easy to change.

[@lanacionpipil8680]

Thanks again. It was so easy after watching your video. It just took me about 10 minutes. My garage is working again. Keep the good work.

[@richardkiefer-odonnell5022]

Nicely explained & demonstrated

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much, Calvin

[@Brad1237202]

Thanks for the video Calvin! My carriage failed yesterday.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. It is frustrating when they stop and you have to open the door manually. Good luck with your project. Calvin and Marie

[@scottb7958]

You made a fine video and you solved my problem. Thank you Sir!

[@askmelater6861]

Couple of things that I discovered and did when I replaced my carriage. My bracket on the wall that the rail attaches to had multiple holes. To save an oops moment I marked the one I would reattach the bolt to. Surprising how they all look alike. Because of the way the guy mounted my motor, when I pulled the bolt out of the hole the rail almost came out of my had, it had so much rearward spring tension. The new carriage is harder to open with the cord and a real bear to close. And, because I had greased anything that pivoted on a rod my door is supper smooth. It will now completely close just by gravity where it use to only close about 1 or 2 panels. As a result I had to readjust the down threshold on my opener because the door would only close about a 2 feet and then stop and reverse.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching

[@jeffp1580]

Thanks for the video!!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much for watching. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie

[@DisneyVacationFamily]

Must be nice to be handy... good job 👍

[@gregusjay]

Thanks sir for posting this ! Very useful !

[@SuperThunder911]

great video

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much

[@TomDBombed]

Nice! Thanks for the help.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, glad it helped.

[@MikeNaples]

Many thanks! My garage door opener died while spitting out a chunk of greasy gear type rail. No idea what he heck was wrong. It was one of those days and I just went to google and called up the second repair guy on the list. Fortunately he never called back so I said F-it, maybe I can do it myself. And I did. Cost me $18 for a new carriage. Now back in action. I live in area where it's typical to charge $75 just to come to your house then the labor meter starts running and parts charges are inflated. I know everyone has to make a living.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks, I'm glad that this video helped, Calvin

[@WKellyJW]

Thank you for the video, it was very helpful. Am I the only one that hears Gomer Pyle?

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

"Golly" I never heard that before. Lol !!! Thanks for watching, I'm glad that my video was able to help you. Stay safe and warm, Calvin and Marie

[@randysorenson2530]

This was helpful. In particular hearing what the malfunctioning carriage sounds like. One note, it might be advisable to lube the new carriage before installation. That might be why it was so noisy when you first started the new one up. Also it would have been nice to see the difference between the worn out carriage and the new one. Thanks!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, and for suggesting a couple of great ideas. Have a great day... Calvin

[@kevinbock6096]

If your replacing that carriage assemble often, you need to balance your garage door. It should open with ease by hand and stay in any position. If it is too heavy it overloads the torque that opener needs to lift the door, causing it to strip the ridges. You may need stronger door lift assist springs. google balancing your garage door..

[@lemuel7x]

Thank you

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

You're welcome

[@rosatorres5343]

Awesome video.

[@vzsgfd1]

Thank you sir very very helpful

[@trujillopd]

Thank you so much for the video

[@MrThejong]

Nice and interesting to see!

[@TGCRVT]

Thank you Sir. My issue was how to get the carriage off. Now I don't have to call the repair man.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, glad it helped. Have a great day...Calvin

[@ninetysix1878]

You should show how to hook the carrier onto the rod if its not catching on. You need somone to hit the garage opener or remote to turn the rod so it will catch the carrier.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for the tip, Calvin

[@AlfredoL1]

Great video Thanks you share

[@MrUsaer]

Pardon me.... Mr. Gambino. Did you say CARTER pin? Cool accent BTW and video will help me to fix mine! Thanks Judge Haller

[@MercedezTheFmGirl]

thank you best video ever now let me try this heheheeheh

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching, you can do it. Have a fantastic weekend, Calvin and Marie

[@HarryP-m3b]

thanks👌

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much

[@solcapina9865]

2 Thumbs up!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks very much

[@Michael-hj3jg]

Good job!!!!

[@Jdujfrewqadc]

Thx

[@jessicalee3112]

awesome vid

[@sixtorelucio6828]

The reason why the carriage get busted is because the first screw and the next portion of screw is not perfectly align to carriage maybe the reason is the gap between the connection of screws.

[@MaximChicago]

thank you!

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching.

[@higher005]

That garage door opener lookes judt like mine. Actually you garage looks loke mine. Which trolley do you use? Where do I find the model number? Great video

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. I just went on ebay and amazon and found the one that looked like mine. I think that the number was on the carriage itself. Good luck with yours. Calvin

[@raiderman28]

I need to replace mine. the whole place broke on mines. also need a new mounting bracket to the door.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Mine is still working but I did change my old wooden door to a new aluminum door this year.

[@margol2168]

Darn! Mine gets stuck in the middle of the rise up just when it's heavier. In 21 yrs. I've never changed this carriage and our friend here claims to have it changed 3 o 4 times in 25 yrs. I'll have an eye on this little thing.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Mine did that before also. It ended up being a roller that was bad. My door is solid wood and it is very heavy. Calvin

[@margol2168]

@@SouthernCountryLiving thanks for ur message, Calvin. Hope is not the roller. My door is a solid metal one and I dunno if I ll be able to do it by myself 😱

[@olegpilipchuk5385]

👍👍👍

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks

[@JITPrepping]

Good video😁

[@jasonaranha1118]

Hi Calvin, Thanks for your video. I had a different problem. my Genie Screw Drive garage door opener Popped out once I installed a new one from the holder it is was hanging .i.e. the plastic holding it broke. as the old one also pooped out. there was no problem with a string which were grinding with the screw while rolling. however, the plastic part which you have to connect & hold the end to end popped out this move along with string. any suggestion. do we need to put grease near the plastic part which is rolling. I was under the impression that greasing was only applicable to string and screw which is rolling. not sure if it is an alignment problem as I never changed anything it was working. I noticed it making noise but never really cared unless the door opener popped out of the screw. Any Suggestion on how should I be fixing this problem. should I be greasing the plastic part in the next try or should I look to hire a professional to look for the alignment?

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. I did put grease on the screw drive of mine but that was all. I have the wood door and it is very heavy and puts a lot of pressure on the door opener. Your springs may be weak and causing it to work harder. The only one I've ever worked on is mine so I can't offer much more advice. Good luck with yours. Calvin

[@cherylw2497]

Thank you for the video. I followed your video to remove the carriage but ran into a problem. When I removed the rail it was under tension and I can't replace the rail now. The permanent bolt is about 1 inch too short to reach the bracket to put the bolt through. Any suggestions?

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Thanks for watching. I looked at mine and if yours is similar, I would suggest getting someone to help by pushing from the end with the motor to push it back where you can get the bolt back in. I hope this helps. Calvin

[@Magnum44NC]

Would you want to add a little dab of lithium grease to the carriage before installing?

[@Brad210UIW]

Replaced mine and the horrible noise is gone but now the door still won’t go up. Just making the noise but no movement. As if it isn’t catching.

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

Be sure that the gear engaged when you locked it back in.

[@timothyrutherford1120]

My red rope switch won't re-engage. We had a power outage and I released it without issue unfortunately switching back from manual is not happening. Any suggestions?

[@SouthernCountryLiving]

You could try lifting the door just a bit and then try to engage it. If that doesn't work you could get a ladder and use you hand to push the lever back in place. Good luck with it. Calvin