Last night, for the first time in 20 years, the Genie overhead door started stopping midway, backing up, and generally misbehaving. Using the 'net and the very complete manual that came with the Genie, I guessed that the trouble was in the little unit that ran up and down the long screw, pushing and pulling the door open and closed. Opening and closing the door by hand is not easy since the the long spring that helps support the door had weakened over time and the door was "heavy" to raise and lower by hand. There was a little bit left in an old can of WD-40 that my wife had used to remove sticky labels, so I squirted it in the little unit and the motor/screw area, crossed my fingers, and hit the button.
Voila! It opened the door normally and did so as well today. I don't expect that fix to last, so I'll order another small unit and hope that the trouble wasn't in the motor/screw area. Many people poo poo WD-40, but it definitely gave me time to do a better fix later. Gerry _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
