Garage Door Opener Gear Grease

It looks like once the grease dries up the gear destroys itself.

Garage door opener gear grease.

Instead purchase a lithium based grease at a hardware store or online. This lubricant with yearly application prolongs the life of the worm and drive gears in chain drive door openers. It was the old gear which was worn out. Liftmaster chamberlain craftsman garage door opener comp gear kit for 41a5021 4 9 out of 5 stars 39.

Keeps opener running efficiently and quiets chatter. Garage door opener screw drive lubricant a must for all genie screw drive and trac drive garage door openers. The original gear lasted 12years. Provides smooth and quiet operation.

I added the grease once and let the motor run once. Purchase a lithium based grease or garage door lube. That splattered some of the grease around and i went back a second time and put the rest of the grease on it. I was about to buy a new garage door opener but i decided to remove the cover and immediately noticed a pile of white dust collected under this gear.

Popular standard degreasers like wd 40 aren t the best option for a garage door. This item is most commonly used for greasing garage opener t rail internal gears on various motors and garage door opener chain drive units. Liftmaster chamberlain sears craftsman 41a4885 2 genuine replacement part gear and sprocket kit dc belt 4 6 out of 5 stars 181. Ang 20242wgrease drive gear with grease for sears crafsman liftmaster chamberlain garage door openers 1984 current 4 7 out of 5 stars 444 5 45 5.

My garage door opener is running smoothly and is quiter than before. There are also certain greases that are made specifically for garage doors.