How to Replace Garage Door Rollers

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[@rapala1818]

Thank you. After spending hours looking for this process. Finally, someone that gives you the information needed to replace the bottom plate in a safe way. I need to remake my whole bottom panel. Thank you again.

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome. I do my best to make quality videos.

[@midnightterminator]

Concise, informative at right to the point. Thank you for teaching the correct and safe method of changing out the rollers. I bought high quality sealed ball bearing nylon rollers to make my door quieter. Also applied a bit of white lithium grease to each roller axle prior to installation. (Oil runs all over and attracts dirt.) It is also a good idea to use the spray lithium grease on the rest of the door hinges and torsion springs.

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, Rick. Thank you for taking the time to comment and the helpful suggestion.

[@_mikishi_]

Thank you so much, I replaced all rollers except the bottom ones a couple years back, didn't know how to get them now. After watching yours, I just had them replaced. Thanks and subbed.

[@Know-How-Now]

Welcome to the know how now channel. It's my pleasure to help.

[@gooddude9211]

Thanks a lot for the video tutorial. I was looking to change the rollers for my single car garage door and now that I learned, I believe I can do it. My sincere thanks once again.

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, it's my pleasure to help.

[@johnm4167]

Very good details on how to replace the bottom roller. I was going to do it the same way before watching the video, and glad to see others doing it the same way without bending the frame.

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for the compliment, John. I recently replaced the door (a member of my household didn't want to wait for the door the open fully...I need a high speed opener. lol!). The new tracks are a lot thinner metal than the old ones. I would be scared to bend those new tracks.

[@diyjohn9584]

Awesome video. All the other videos don't know how to replace the bottom hinges. With your method, I can now replace all the rollers and hinges, including the bottom ones. Greatly appreciated

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for the kind words, John. I hope the replacement goes smoothly.

[@davidcannon5104]

Finally someone with almost identical old garage like mine! I just changed the middle three hinges and rollers. But, I was concerned about the top rollers. Now I know how thanks to your video!💪🏼btw…I’m leading the bottom as-is.

[@doloresm7396]

Wow! This woman is amazing. I know my rollers are going. Just realized the bearings had seized and I used brake cleaner to clean them. No more wobbling of the garage door but rollers do need replacing. This should hold for a couple months. I hate garage doors, they scare the hell out of me. I have a double door with no electric eye so I am always in a panic when I use it. Thank you so very much. She knows her sh*t.

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and the compliment Dolores. There are now over 200 how to/repair videos, organized by playlist on the channel. If you find yourself with a free moment, click on the channel name to check them out. Have a great day.

[@rachelmiller7465]

Very much appreciate the appropriate learning pace for a person new to this problem. And the emphasis on safety.

[@Know-How-Now]

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[@andrewmiller2052]

Appreciate how you did the bottom rollers and how to safely repair a garage door

[@gregsimpson621]

I love your videos! Liked and subscribed naturally. I'm watching a video of yours on dripping water valves; valve stem, which is round and is also my main water line valve. I put in new garage door around 12 years ago. I just installed a new garage door opener that is a Genie belt drive. Talk about quiet! You literally can't hear it!!! At the same time, I put on new garage door rollers. If I had to do it over again, I would have put the new rollers on right away as the ones that come with new garage doors are typically cheap. I used ultra quiet 2" nylon rollers with 13 ball bearings. Lowe's wanted like $8.99 for a pair so 10 would be 5 times that. I got a 10-pack of them from Amazon for $10.99 instead of paying $45 for 10 at Lowe's. Great information, concise, and to the point in regards to all your videos! For one who does DIY, your hands look so soft! No offense intended.

[@Know-How-Now]

Hey Greg, thanks for sharing the info about your garage door replacement. I agree, the rollers that came with my door were the non ball bearing type and I upgraded them. I didn't think to mention it in the video, hopefully folks will read the comments and take note.. I try to treat my hands carefully. They need to hold up for a life time. lol. I use a lot of hand lotion.

[@kimstockdale632]

I would like to have seen discussion of how to properly set up top bracket, as there's a separate set of bolts on bracket to adjust rollers back and forth. Regardless, thank you for clear video (as all yours are).

[@Know-How-Now]

Hi Kim, thank you for taking the time to comment and for the suggestion. I do my best to make quality videos. I do consider any suggestions made by viewers. The top brackets vary from door to door. The video was made presuming that the brackets were properly adjusted. I try to stay on topic of the title (adjusting the top rollers could be a topic for a new video), if I don't do that people tend to get testy if I go a tangent. Again, thanks for commenting.

[@andykolbin1783]

Great video

[@br31woodlands69]

Really nice Video. Thank you.

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome.

[@jbrish2]

Great explanation.... especially the corner brackets... thanks!

[@Know-How-Now]

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[@billsmith5166]

Great job on the video. Very well explained.

[@cdf6333]

Thanks!

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, Bob!

[@GA-tl4iy]

Thank you so much for a great VIDEO, I have same door, I am going to do exactly same you did. very good and very useful video. Thanks and God bless you, Mike

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, Mike.

[@richsandy900]

great vid thank you...man even the simplest job has its dangers

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, Rich.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Best video yet that I have seen 👍

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for the compliment. I do my best to make quality videos.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

@@Know-How-Now I've been watching several videos on this topic. Yours seem to be the most thought out with no hammering or other unnecessary means that can cause damage to rails. 👍

[@Know-How-Now]

Sometimes the easy way creates a problem later. I wouldn't bend them, but that's just me.

[@kennethmcintyre4668]

Excellent job. Great direction.

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for the compliment, Kenneth. It's always great to hear from people who watch the videos.

[@rodmarin3323]

Very informative well done, lots of great info. Thanks for posting,

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome. Best wishes for your garage door repair.

[@agustingarcia9236]

Great video,very helpful

[@sctt2525]

Not all bottom plates are made like the one you show. I bent the plate, door, and track before mine came apart. The next door, i just bent the track and it went much better.

[@Know-How-Now]

For sure bending the track is the fastest method. Bending metal will cause it to fatigue. I wouldn't recommend bending the track too many times.

[@benjaminsmith9175]

May work for some. Not my first choice though. Unbolting hinges can strip them out and also misalign the spacing of the panels. Just my thoughts. Not for everyone.

[@chicagoarkus7485]

Good job

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks

[@l337pwnage]

I still like the track-bend method, as long as some guy named "Hercules" isn't doing it, lol. I just get nervous messing with many door bolts because they are often very easy to strip out. Although, there is also the point that those bolts often need to be tightened periodically anyway due to vibration loosening them up over time. I can see a cable replacement video is coming soon, also. ;)

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for commenting, you are right, there is a cable replacement video, lol. I also just replaced the door, a family member couldn't wait for the door to go up all the way before backing out of the garage. Maybe I need a high speed opener! The new track was really flimsy compared to the 30 year old track.... sigh... it's so hard to buy something that isn't cheaply made. I think I might be scared to bend the new one. You can cheat and clamp the lift cable to the track while replacing the bottom rollers instead of disconnecting the spring, but you are putting a lot of faith in the clamp.

[@curtispechacek1814]

Never loosen the tension cable. Just bend the track slightly

[@l337pwnage]

+Know How Now I actually did see one garage door guy use a cable grip/cable grab/some people call them "comealongs" to get slack in the cable to do work. They look like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnuwqYico8-tfNE But that's getting a little fancy and probably only worth the trouble on commercial doors. And there is still the chance it could slip.

[@Know-How-Now]

You can clamp the cable to the track with a pair of vice grips and then remove the bottom roller. I don't think it is the safest practice, you would be putting a lot of faith in those vice grips..... better to be safe and keep all your fingers.

[@l337pwnage]

+Know How Now Your fingers would probably survive, but I do know a guy who lost an eye removing that bracket without securing that cable. He tried working on it at night and wasn't familiar with the dangers.

[@trustinwwjd1997]

Thanks so much for the VID , , , , God bless for your good works

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome. Thanks for the kind words, Robert. If you haven't subscribed, please support the channel and subscribe. It's free and it will help me continue to make more videos.

[@lw1088]

Awesome video thanks for posting

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome.

[@davidjoe8455]

Great video - I hate to bend the track (from other video)

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for the compliment, David.

[@cattail3]

Ozzie..... I was wondering the exact same thing. Is there an adjustment to that first hinge that was not shown or discussed in the video?

[@ccdepp9050]

Thank u 4 all your many VARIED DIY videos! VERY appreciated! May I make a request in that u post how 2 replace the bottom door seal (4 a T channel seal....specifically heh hem lol).... Mice come in..... it's that time of the year. I'd appreciate it.....

[@Know-How-Now]

I recently installed a new garage door. Apparently, I need a faster opener because a family member couldn't wait for the door to fully open and bent the bottom panel. lol! Since I have new door, I don't have a need for a new seal. I do have a couple of suggestions. If the garage floor is not level or it has an uneven surface, look for an thicker gasket. Also, if you have an opener, you can try to adjust the up/down range to make the door/floor gap tighter. There's always the cat option too! lol.

[@ccdepp9050]

@@Know-How-Now ah...I see; I wasn't sure if u were doing general repairs lol but that makes sense that you're only doing what you need to fix LOL in the summertime I had snakes that I let live in there LOL not even kidding I do have indoor cats but I really don't want cats harming anything in the garage or risk my cats getting disease so I think I'll have to do the right thing and just replace the seal to make sure nothing including mice get in but thanks anyway!

[@Diane_R]

Mice and snakes, lol! You could keep the snakes for mouse control, though they are likely just hibernating in the winter when the mice want a nice warm home inside your garage. lol! Yep, almost all of the videos are repairs as needed, as any home owner knows, there is always something that needs attention. I am particular about quality of work and have had hired pro's do shoddy, sloppy work (and I have to fix their work and pay them) or a few really bad ones try to rip me off because they assume I don't know anything. No offense to any honest, fair pros, they are out there. I have friends who are in the trades and they are good people.

[@shreddder999]

This procedure only applies to your door. For example, even with the door open on my very conventional door, the brackets still have the same tension on them. If someone isn't very diligent about reading the description, removing the lower bracket could be deadly.

[@Know-How-Now]

You might want to read the comments, there are almost 60,000 views on the video and you are the only one saying my door is one of a kind. 879 thumbs up and 32 thumbs down.

[@shreddder999]

@@Know-How-Now Not one of a kind. I'm saying that people with a torsion spring are going to think it's okay to remove the lower brackets.

[@tonym6920]

great video, very informative! 👍👍

[@Know-How-Now]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@paulsieracki]

For the top roller wouldn't it be alot easier to mark the adjustment plate location then remove it change the roller then restore the adjustment plate BACK to its original position

[@AquaFurs]

Fabulous, thanks!

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, Paul!

[@agm6095]

Thank you for your video. My garage door is almost 25 yrs old. It makes a lot of noise when opening, should I replace all the rollers with plastic rollers?

[@Know-How-Now]

If the pulley's have not be replaced, they could make noise too. They have bearings in them that eventually fail, sometimes the pulley will split too. The pulley at the top of the door has the most stress on it and should fail first (if you have extension springs). I would be inclined to replace all the rollers not just those that appear to look bad. It's hard to say how long the rollers, springs, cables and pulleys will last. It depends on if the door was installed correctly, the weight of the door, the quality of the parts and how often the door gets used. I do have videos to that show how the replace the cables, pulleys and springs. They are in a playlist on the channel's home page. Click on the channel name to find them.

[@agm6095]

Thank you for your reply. The only thing that I had replaced is the roll spring at the top of the door I think it broke twice, everything else is original. My doors are all wood.

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome.

[@kenlane6655]

Nylon

[@Ozzie4Para]

You left a small gap in between two panels when you removed the sheet metal screws on the first hinge.

[@whez08]

Thank you for that video. Do you need to oil those rollers (and also the hinges) from time to time?

[@Know-How-Now]

I would hesitate to oil the rollers. If they are the bearing type they have grease in them. Oil attracts dirt, you may end up having the dirt grind things up (non bearing type rollers), you could spray that type with silicone spray. I use silicone on my hinges.

[@90210sky]

it seems like you need to replace your cable as well, you can see some threads are spliting

[@Know-How-Now]

They were in bad shape, new cables were next on the "to do" list.

[@90210sky]

you rock

[@haidesu572]

Probably already said but that cable looked like it needed replacing too.

[@Know-How-Now]

Yep, it got replaced.... & there is a video on how do to that. After all that work, a family member couldn't wait for the door to open fully before backing out of the garage. The next project was putting up a new door.

[@jeffkuipers1030]

i would of went with the nylon wheel much quieter

[@erichvonmolder9310]

Get Z Bearing if you want to do it right.

[@ranmas2004]

Replace all the other rollers by removing hinges. The bottom ones simply bend thw bottom part of track with pliers just enough to get the ole wheel out and put new one in. Dont need to mutilate the track and bend it back. You dont have to mess with the spring at all and no one gonna be looking at your rail like it was bent...who cares. 100% of people wont notice only you....

[@Acphlegmhmed]

Hope you replaced those failed cables too

[@Know-How-Now]

Yes, and there is a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTci6mMbLN6frM Also, the door was never properly installed (not square) and never opened and closed correctly. A family member couldn't wait for the door to fully open and backed into it. I replaced the damaged door and made sure it was square, it now works properly. There are some other garage door videos on the channel. You can find over 200 how to/repair videos by clicking on the channel name. They are organized by playlist.

[@f5fstop]

NO ratchet needed; just understand your power drill. Number of bearings does NOT denote a better roller. An 8 roller in a good cage will be better than a 13 roller. I would never recommend pulling the bottom bracket to anyone on the internet. Too big of a chance for something to happen and get injured. For a person who does this every seven to ten years, just do a small bend in the outside of a track and pull out the bottom roller. If that clamp on the other side gives way, it will be interesting. And remember, if it does....attorneys are always ready to solve the next question...who owns this video. The track does not have to be bent that far out and easy to bend back.

[@Know-How-Now]

If your garage door repair company came to my house to repair my garage door, bent the track and wanted to charge me for it you would have a fight. You do understand that bending metal back and forth weakens it? Imagine if a track fails, your business might find itself with a lawsuit on its hands.

[@JohnLobert]

Too wordy, but thanks.

[@Know-How-Now]

Which parts should I cut out without omitting any important information?