Garage door seized up (1 Viewer)

[RogeTeri]

Went to open the door and found after a couple of inches it would not move. Sprayed hinges with penetrating oil but makes no difference. Bit worried about damaging hinges. Any bright ideas?

 

[old-mo]

Not a lot to go wrong with hinges...

Has the other side got a small door that you could empty every thing and crawl inside and see if some thing has dropped down and snagged.. ?

Or perhaps the door stay has gotten bent

 

[rolandrat]

You need to persevere with the WD40, it will eventually get through and all will be well.

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[rolandrat]

After a while just try to get it to open a fraction at a time.

 

[lorger]

I had the same problem with mine last year , not quite as bad as yours but could feel the door getting tighter eventually had to take them and cleen them all out and refit like night and day now.

 

[GJH]

If the hinge is mounted slightly off centre it can go wrong over time. That's what caused one of our door hinges to break on our previous van - Broken Link Removed. I'd follow Gerry's suggestion.

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[RogeTeri]

Wd40 and Some patience then

 

[trophychap]

A few spots of diesel or better still brake fluid will penetrate better than WD40. But be careful of your paintwork if you use brake fluid.