|
Wed, Jan 9, 08 at 19:13
| I just replaced the gear assembly on my Craftsman garage door opener(after 22 years the gears stripped). Now the motor will not cycle correctly. It turn clockwise about 2-3 seconds and then reverses itself the same amount. It has nothing to do with the limit switches, I checked that. I am thinking the motor capacitor is bad. Can anyone confirm this theory? Thanks, Jim |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| Make sure you put that black cap back on the end of the motor shaft and make sure the small circuit board next to the black cap is plugged in. If you replaced the worm gear, make sure you pushed the motor shaft back as far as it will go before you tightened up the coupler on the end of the shaft. Normally if the capacitor is bad nothing will happen when you push the button or if a wire is knocked off normally the motor will only go in one direction. |
|
- Posted by jimh_gardener (My Page) on Thu, Jan 10, 08 at 12:18
| Thanks doorguy06. There were a few things wrong. The limit switch block was not seated correctly causing the black cap to be missalined and fixing that allowed the motor to cylce correctly. However, while adjusting the door travel I ran the motor too often and the capacitor blew. Oh well, I now can replace that and move more slowly with the other adjustments. Thanks again, Jimh_gardener |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Garages/Workshops Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.