Garage door maintenance

[alank2]

My garage door has always been noisy as can be, but lately it seems even worse. The opener seems to be struggling a bit with it too. I disconnected the opener from the door and I can move it up/down by hand, so the spring seems fine. Should I lubricate it somewhere? With what? WD-40 or something? Where? Any tips of making it run smoother?

 

[Harp13]

I recently replaced the rollers and that made a significant difference both garage doors at my house.

 

[swampratt]

Blow all the wheels out with air and the springs coils.
Then use a silicone spray.
Not WD40 as it will collect dust and eventually that turns into grit and things get rough.

 

[MR.T.]

They have the rollers now that have nylon( or something like that) rollers instead of the steel rollers. They can make a big difference in the way the garage door sounds & operates.

Edit: Just like what Harp posted. I didn't look at the link before I made my post.

 

[alank2]

Thanks guys; I will check those out.

Silicone spray is fine on the spring? I try to stay away from the that thing!

How long should those nylon rollers last?

 

[JEVapa]

They have the rollers now that have nylon( or something like that) rollers instead of the steel rollers. They can make a big difference in the way the garage door sounds & operates.

Edit: Just like what Harp posted. I didn't look at the link before I made my post.

They have sealed bearing in them too. I replaced mine when I had a spring break.

 

[swampratt]

Yes silicone is fine on the springs. Clean the dust off of them first.
I bought Nylon/bearing rollers all new from Home depot.
My garage door is the original 16 foot wide wooden door from 1974 and those Home depot rollers lasted less than a week.

I had old rollers I pulled from other doors I have replaced and put those on and many years later they are fine.

Maybe I got a crummy batch.

 

[alank2]

Is a lithium spray better than silicone or is the silicone better?

 

[Chief Sapulpa]

I use a spray non-stick dry film lubricant like DuPont brand from Ace Hdwe.

 

[swampratt]

Silicone or like @Chief Sapulpa stated a dry film non stick.