Garage Door Maintenance

To lubricate or not to lubricate, that is the question. I have been given every answer, including to use silicon or lithium grease, and not to do so.

I am sure rollers and tracks should be treated differntly, particularly with exposed ball bearings.

Please advise.

I have a garage door opener. When it gets cold, it may take 15 or more tries before my door fully opens. What can I do to resolve this?

rick mann.....sounds like your bearings are shot. Those are the round (about 2 1/2 inches in diameter) things that the cable on each side runs throough. There are two per side and they cost about $10 ea. Replace those and it's like a whole new unit. It's sort of counter-intuitive to think that those pieces make such a difference....but they do.