Apr 23, 2012 · The door is in the closed position, the motor is down, but still locked to the torsion bar. Pulling the release cable does not release the motor ...

Jun 3, 2006 · My advise to all is if you are having problems - first manually cycle your door to make sure it is in balance and has no friction spots. The ...

Dec 6, 2005 · After losing one of the two torsion-springs. The door is no longer counter-balanced and is very heavy. Of course the idrive garage opener can't ...

Feb 22, 2010 · I moved into a house which has an iDrive for torsion springs installed. It worked fine for about 5 months, but about 3 weeks ago when I came ...

Jan 4, 2009 · The culprit in this spring removal problem is the nylon tube that gets "glued" to the inside walls of the shaft. I used a small diameter steel ...

Jun 26, 2007 · Wayne Dalton idrive for Torsion Springs - Pitfall #2: Garage Door Must Be Balanced.

Apr 16, 2015 · With the door down, if you push the button to raise it, the motor runs and makes a nasty grinding sound. The door does not move. If you pull the ...

Nov 24, 2023 · Seeing the motion, I am guessing the idrive is either having a hard time starting the motion when the door is on top or it feels the obstruction ...

When you open a well-balanced garage door manually, all you do is use the torsion bar, springs, and cables to lift the door for you. That's what the iDrive does ...

Mar 5, 2009 · When I tried to open it it hummed for a few seconds then quit. No beeps when hitting the reset button. After checking the owner's manual I ...