So about a month ago I replaced the large plastic gear (the gear that turns the spoke which moves the chain) in my 10 year old garage door opener. I had to replace the gear because friction had slowly worn the teeth down on the gear and the gear would no longer "bite" and function.
Today the garage door opener quit functioning after a month of no problems since the last repair. I popped off the cover and found that the new 1 month old gear has also been "eaten" and the teeth worn down so that it, too, has stopped functioning. Yes there is all of the "snowy" plastic shavings present inside the unit.
Shouldn't the new gear have lasted much longer? This evidently must mean that there is an underlying problem that needs to be fixed or this will continue to happen right? By the way, do they make these gears out of any stronger of a material other than plastic?
Any help or advice is much appreciated!
Thanks!
Today the garage door opener quit functioning after a month of no problems since the last repair. I popped off the cover and found that the new 1 month old gear has also been "eaten" and the teeth worn down so that it, too, has stopped functioning. Yes there is all of the "snowy" plastic shavings present inside the unit.
Shouldn't the new gear have lasted much longer? This evidently must mean that there is an underlying problem that needs to be fixed or this will continue to happen right? By the way, do they make these gears out of any stronger of a material other than plastic?
Any help or advice is much appreciated!
Thanks!
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