Not a difficult repair and can save you a couple hundred do.
How to change gear on craftsman garage door opener.
If the gears break or strip the door won t move.
This diy repair guide explains how to replace the drive and worm gears on a chain drive garage door opener.
Sears partsdirect has the sears craftsman garage opener parts you need to fix any problem.
The worm gear which attaches to the motor shaft meshes with the drive gear to spin the sprocket and drive the chain to open and close the garage door.
Follow the steps in this repair guide and video to replace the gear and sprocket assembly in craftsman chamberlain and liftmaster chain drive garage door openers.
Select the craftsman garage door opener replacement parts you need using the key number on the parts diagram as a reference.
Replace a broken gear and sprocket assembly with the manufacturer approved replacement part.
If you are in a bigger hurry you should be able to find a kit at a local garage door opener dealer.
This is a video on how to change the gear sprockets in a craftsman garage door opener.
This was a craftsman model 139 53976srt.
Find the make and model of your garage door opener and then start shopping for a new gear kit.
If the gear and sprocket assembly breaks the motor runs but the door won t move.
How to change the gear on a liftmaster accessmaster craftsman chain drive garage door opener.