How to Change Garage Door Rollers Step By Step

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Your garage door may have 10 rollers five on each side or more check the number of rollers on your door before ordering a set of rollers.
Changing your garage door rollers is an important part of maintaining your garage door and garage door opener. If your garage door makes a lot of noise while opening or changes speed while opening going from slow to fast to slow or kinking at any specific time while opening it could be that you have a bad roller. It is worth getting the newer rollers that are made of nylon and have sealed bearings. The process of changing your rollers is fairly simple however it is extremely important that you pay attention to the process because it is possible to become severely injured or even death may occur. You can also severely damage your garage door and garage door opener if you do this process improperly. In this video I give a step-by-step tutorial on how to change a garage door roller you can compare my garage door in the video to yours it is possible that it is very different in design than mine in the video if this is the case look for other videos to watch on the topic. Do not assume that all garage doors are the same this can result in serious injury or damage.

[@fishcamptv]

Very helpful! I would have walked right into a big mess with those red bolts, accidentally releasing the cable tension so I'm glad I watched this video before doing that! haha 😆

[@JBernhard72]

A few weeks ago, one of my tension springs broke. I hired a trusted garage door service guys to replace both of them. Then as he is walking back to his truck he mentions my rollers are crappy and will die some day in the future... he charged me less then $100 to replace all the rollers! He did it un under 10 minutes, his trick was to release the door from the drive track, take large channel lock plyers and bend the track out just above the 90 degree bend, as he manually raised the door, he would "bend" the door so the roller would slide out of that bend track. One by one remove and replace the rollers. Once done he bent back the track. Same type deal as the video on the lowest rollers ... NEVER UNBOLT the red bolts.

[@markstevens4264]

Now THIS is what makes KZbin worthwhile! Thanks. Good job.

[@LutherBuilds]

Thank you so much for this video. So glad I watched this before replacing mine. I had no idea that the bottom bracket is attached to the springs. You probably just saved my life.

[@cifcig]

Your demonstrations, tips and warnings are worth 👍. Thank you!

[@joshn7829]

no lie thank god i watched this video before messing with my doors. Thank you great video everything you could need to know in 12 mins.

[@anthonytrodriguez7166]

Great step by step ,of removable and installing nylon rollers, especially removing and installing the bottom tension cable assembly bracket , great job , thank you

[@Mr1forthefun]

I like your method for replacing the bottom roller, other posts bent the rail with pliers farther up the rail and the rail never looks the same after. Very helpful, thanks.

[@AndrewDIY]

You're very welcome.

[@MrButtonpresser]

You DO learn something everyday. Thanks.

[@mpezdirtz8220]

Excellent video so happy to have a quiet door again!

[@paulslovacek449]

Just finished mine, thanks for the heads up on the bottom bracket.

[@carle5538]

I need to change the rollers on my garage door. I did not know about the last one, till you mentioned it. Thank you. You saved me from a real dangerous surprise. In my case the last top roller has come off. I do not know how significant that is and a couple of the hinges are becoming lose. I think the system needs to be lubricated and the rollers changed because the door does not drop squarely on the ground, but almost at a small angle. I have to push it down by hand. Thank you again for the great video.

[@smartphonerepairwi775]

Great step by step video. My #2 hinge broke will be replaced soon.

[@thusynathan5634]

Cool and calm steps explanation. Thank you Sir😊

[@afaqkhan5244]

Very useful information for garage door rollers replacement procedures thanks from Washington DC

[@tkajtsai1586]

Good demo ! I am going to work on mine.

[@bane2256]

This was helpful. Thanks

[@christian.hansen]

Excellent work! Thanks....

[@anthonymuttillo8814]

Excellent, thank you.

[@ralphnabozny8494]

my door is 40 years old. I goofed it up once with the hatch of the car. i lithium greased it all over in and out of the existing rollers. I never loosened any thing. The existing rollers RE WELL GREASED AND IT STILL MAKES A LITTLE NOISE. THAthank you for doing this video.

[@pachus0109]

Great video, thanks 😊

[@TheTony1259]

THANK YOU for your Help my door is just like yours😁

[@swhalen996]

Great video!

[@madmax2010ok]

FYI...the bottom screw hole has no adjustment so if you screw that in first you will align your hinge easily.

[@daledierdorfsr.1744]

How to lubricant

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Bottom screw hole of what hinge?

[@rastageorge9194]

#1, #2, and #3​@@squirrelattackspidy

[@Whatta33]

Very good. Thank you

[@nikjam1418]

thanks for mentioning the base bolts. You always say to yourself you will remember to leave them, but in the heat of the moment things can happen.

[@johnathanvaldez8007]

Great video been planning on upgrading my garage parts including rollers joints brackets locks weatherstripping one damaged panel and more Tysvm for this diy how to video here is my insulation tip spray on sound reduction and matting sheets helping that tin roll up roll down noise not by much but helps reduce ( Dynamat )

[@regjudiparady971]

Helpful to observe the hinge numbers/ locations, if so marked; 1,2,3, etc !

[@richardblayneamerican8149]

I watched another video where the bottom bracket can be removed if the door is fully raised. This reduces the tension on the cable. Again, something I saw on another video, not sure how safe or surefire that method is. Also, I think I will grease the roller shafts before replacing them! Thanks for this.

[@user-pm8wb4fq4k]

Thank you sir

[@VoidRealms]

great video

[@michaelpatenaude7336]

Thanks

[@cdf6333]

thanks

[@garynorris4648]

Superb

[@mikyahl8749]

After disabling the grave doors electrical power. Raise the door alway up past is upward rest position. It can never pushed past its upward rest position. Have someone keep the door pushed up. This will put enough slack in the cable to remove the lower brack and replace the bottom roller. I perform this proverdure by myself.

[@biz4twobiz463]

nice video. but, you should have lubricated while installing the new rollers. But, before...should have cleaned out the bracket with Brake Clean or equivalent. Plus, when reinstalling the #2, 3, 4 brackets, install the bottom most screw first. Then, work up from that.

[@thud9797]

Lubricate with what and won't that attract dirt and grit over time?

[@aynzh6846]

Lube not the wheel but the roller rod

[@thud9797]

@@aynzh6846 OK thanks, we've got new nylon rollers and will be tackling it this weekend!

[@aynzh6846]

@@thud9797 don't use 11d40 but one that says for garage doors. Forgot the name.

[@thud9797]

@@aynzh6846 Blaster garage door lubricant from Lowe's.

[@Al-oe8eh]

where can I buy the wheels for the door, thanks good video 👍

[@jlspunn]

Undo them red screws from the bottom fixture while the spring is under tension and I can guarantee that’s what you’ll see is red, but it’s going to be blood you see cause you’ll definitely be bleeding. I’ve seen people get seriously hurt. Regardless of what color fasteners are in the bottom fixture don’t take them loose without at least backwinding the spring. As far as replacing rollers in the hinges, people commenting on you gotta put the screw in the bottom first, come on man, as long as the fasteners are installed where they come out of, I don’t see the problem. If your going to bend out the track at the bottom, only do one side at a time, don’t do both cause the bottom section could kick up only creating more problems He did a good job explaining this.

[@doxydoxdelamanca9902]

If the fishing poles aren't resting in a corner of the garage, well, then this house wouldn't be in the USA (kid.) Nice vid.

[@pattimariawalling8690]

Thank you. The bottom of the track on one side has a rusted notch, so the wheels are not going into the track. The other side is perfectly fine. Can I replace just one piece of garage door track? Where can I purchase just one side?

[@jeffpowers1199]

Pretty good overall but I don't think those lights are lasers, just simple focused lights one one side and sensors on the other. I did mine and it made a huge difference with noise. One final point; clean the tracks (use a degreaser) and don't lube them as any lube will attract dirt which will shorten the life of the rollers and it's unnecessary with nylon rollers. Do some research, there's all kinds of videos on garage doors on youtube.

[@anthonytrodriguez7166]

Where did you get the 10 pkg of nylon rollers

[@justjustin2898]

Clean and grease the hinges?

[@Abe18874]

Many doors, do not incorporate the cable stay into the lower roller bracket. But it is very important for one to know where this cable is connected, in all cases. Thanks for this safety note. Which, as you say can get expensive, unless you know how to safely rewind the coil. Which can be done DIY.

[@whaler3232]

Good tip about the red colored bolts...my track is imbedded in my concrete slab so I don't think I could replace these rollers.

[@AndrewDIY]

Embedded? Yikes! That sounds like it would cause more problems in the future than it solved.

[@biz4twobiz463]

You can bend the vertical to horizontal (curved part) of the track outward with pliers. Using a prybar or big screwdriver just position the roller at the bent part of track and pry out. Lots of videos doing this.

[@original_silverdee]

Good video, I didn’t know about the red bottom bolts, what make are the nylon rollers?

[@biz4twobiz463]

DURA-LIFT Ultra-Life Max roller

[@prof1ist]

How much side to side play should be in the ? Mine seems to have too much, I get a lot of shaking going u

[@miller2529]

I would have put grease on the roller shaft or they have a plastic sleeve that fits over the roller shaft to make it even more quiet.

[@moni925]

My hinge won't let me remove the old roller. One side has a ring with teeth on the outer roller and on the part where the head is, there is some time of metal sleeve. Any ideas of how to remove it?

[@siyakhoza5709]

Hi I'm Siyabonga ; I was installing an aluminium door it has four wheels with two springs but no round tube , so I'm stuck

[@Inquisitive9]

Great video! How do you tell if the door rollers should be replaced? I have a noisy door and it is 12 years old. It could be rollers, but how do you its rollers and nothing else. I lubricated it in detail a few months ago.

[@bowtiethirteentwenty8627]

Open and close your garage door, and listen. You can hear the rollers rattle. It's because the ball bearings are wearing out.

[@kenrickugrah9795]

I need some parts for my garage door but very hard to purchase

[@janinapalmer8368]

How much are the new rollers ?

[@f.dt.f3965]

use a magnetic 7 /16 or 3/ 8 driver bit and bottom hole in hinge locates the hinge no marks needed no lining up npthing just put in the bottom first then the top onethen tighten

[@user-jd1ij7oz2n]

How do I rewind the coil?

[@1TN1]

I've seen other videos about the cable tension. They just put the door all the way up and there is no tension, then replace the rollers. Won't this work?

[@cmongimme]

Of course

[@tcnguyen6535]

I've a 3/4HP Craftman garage door opener. The lights kept on constantly. Even though I manually turn off the light at the controller and a few minutes later it power it self on again. Does anyone know the solution to solve the issue?

[@mikeb6902]

could use blue loctite on the bolts to make sure they don't come loose

[@charlieslorenson1861]

Yes good afternoon kind of stumbled upon your stuff anyway why don't you use a magnetic setter then you don't have to bend over and sweep up the screws and find them just saying just got done replacing four 12x12 a magnetic 3/8 or 5/16 will be all you need for that and then you don't have to bend over and pick up the screws after you unscrewed them with your on your impact driver

[@garykazanjian824]

I have an older 1969 wooden garage door. My rollers have 7 inch stems. A 4 inch stem would just clear the outside of the hinge. Where can I get the rollers with longer stems?

[@biz4twobiz463]

HomeDepot carries this brand...and in the 7 in stem versions.

[@garykazanjian824]

@@biz4twobiz463 Thank you.

[@garykazanjian824]

@@biz4twobiz463 Will your tecnique for replacing the bottom roller work on my door which is very heavy and the track is substantial. ALso the top curved track and the straight track are riveted together.

[@biz4twobiz463]

@@garykazanjian824 ... as long as you can bend the track, then it will work. Where both tracks meet is ideal, but you can literally bend any part of the track to remove a roller.

[@chrisczarnik3439]

👍👍👍👍

[@kayceepaul5879]

I need to make a video of how you do this with only a hammer and takes only 10 minutes.

[@mblitch]

All that was so complicated and inefficient. You don't have to lock the wall panel, but you can, just release the door from the shuttle or unplug the opener. Then bend out the door track somewhere in the middle. You can then pop out that hinge, still attached and swap out the roller in few seconds, including the bottom panel with the cable still attached. When you're done just bend the track back again, The top bracket is likely the only one that would need to be removed and then replaced.

[@f5fstop]

Better instructions on KZbin. Suggest people look around.

[@MM-fh6kp]

Sleeves on the shaft was a missed opportunity! Should have opened door all the way for bottoms……..not a good way to do this my friend!

[@davidhewitt9558]

If you bend the track out, you can replace Rollers and bend the track back. EASY! It's not rocket science!

[@f.dt.f3965]

wonder you didnt get hurt....

[@franzfeilmeier3313]

Nonsens

[@ubermenschen3636]

This dude is hustling nylon rollers. Don’t buy them -they don’t last as long as steel roller.

[@ubermenschen3636]

@@thisnamewastakentoo_ ::: when the plastic cracks, the wheel disintegrates and the axle grinds against the track.

[@AlecShernAPS]

What do you recommend for solving noisy rollers? New steel rollers?

[@xzadeh]

Why make a 12 min video out of a max 2 minute!!

[@manolop.8372]

You’re going to get dirty hands!!! What kind of statement is that!!! Why didn’t you wear gloves 🧤?? 😳🫢🫢

[@kenturner2946]

Dude, when were you gonna get to the demonstration of changing the rollers you talked about everything else but baby showers and everything seriously!!! I hear your tutorial was very good, but I didn’t wait that long!!!!

[@frankoneyjr.4515]

Great video !