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Garage door opener ripped out of door.
First off the opener if not super old has a pressure adjustment and should not of ripped it out.
The new screws will tighten up in the old holes because they are larger.
If they are popping out it sounds like the door springs may need adjusting as it is putting too much stress on lifting the panels from the top if you have an opener.
Garage openers with higher horsepower use less effort to operate and minimize wear and tear on the motor.
Especially in winter when rollers sometimes get stiff the door opener might be refuse to open.
Adjustable to fit different size sections and some are non adjustable and fit specific size doors.
If this happens look for a screw on the motor unit to adjust the sensitivity of the opener.
You said the door is hollow and not insulated.
Sometimes a garage door that lowers just fine will fail to open especially in winter.
Find out proper reinforcement of your garage door with your garage door opener.
Garage door opener ripped from door hello when we tried to open our garage door wayne dalton this morning it seems that the metal bracket in the center attaching the puller to the top of the door ripped out of the door pictures attached.
The bracket that connects the push arm of our garage door opener is getting ripped off from the door see picture below.
One morning on our way out for the day we tried to open the garage door but the opener pulled out of the door and broke the door mount.
Use liquid nails between the 2.
Horsepower is another key factor when it comes to garage door openers.
Look into horsepower garage openers if you have standard aluminum doors.
Normally the lifting force is applied to the bottom of the door by the springs acting on the lift cables.
It s not uncommon for the screws connecting the garage door opener and a garage door to come loose rendering the opener useless.
Do you have a broken spring.
The best way to repair it so it lasts forever is through bolt it.
By using the top steel reinforcement and this new vertical bracket the door will be repaired and no replacement.