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<blockquote data-quote="Nraman" data-source="post: 1341858" data-attributes="member: 10001"><p>I used to have a Craftsman that lasted for ever. A friend's Craftsman chewed up the plastic gears the first day. The secret is that you don't put a lot of tension on the chain, let it hang loose and the gears last for ever.</p><p>My motor also went bad. The bearings wore out. I went to Allied Bearings and got some impregnated bronze bearings, had a friend with a lathe turn them to match the original, drilled out the rivets, replaced the bearings and lasted for 20 years till I had the door replaced and had a new opener installed. The IR sensor (the door kept reversing) went out a couple of times, cheap and easy to replace.</p><p>There comes a time of course to let go and get a new one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nraman, post: 1341858, member: 10001"] I used to have a Craftsman that lasted for ever. A friend's Craftsman chewed up the plastic gears the first day. The secret is that you don't put a lot of tension on the chain, let it hang loose and the gears last for ever. My motor also went bad. The bearings wore out. I went to Allied Bearings and got some impregnated bronze bearings, had a friend with a lathe turn them to match the original, drilled out the rivets, replaced the bearings and lasted for 20 years till I had the door replaced and had a new opener installed. The IR sensor (the door kept reversing) went out a couple of times, cheap and easy to replace. There comes a time of course to let go and get a new one. [/QUOTE]
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