Chamberlain Garage Door Opener Gear Kit - Part #41A2817
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Chamberlain Garage Door Opener Gear Kit - Part #41A2817
Customer Review: A "Tool-Time" project!
Summary: 4 Stars
Like others who have reviewed this kit on Amazon, I had problems because I don't have a workbench, a vise, or the correct size punch. I bought a punch for a couple of bucks, improvised a workbench with a block of wood, and substituted vise-grip pliers for the vise. I had all the other necessary sockets and wrenches. Once I was past these problems, interpreting the directions raised it's head. It seems the kit will work with multiple models of openers, so they threw-in parts for all of them. The result is that when you're finished, you have new parts left over - - - I think!
In the end, it worked. But it wasn't easy.
Customer Review: A few notes about replacing the Drive gear
Summary: 5 Stars
This works perfectly, saves you a ton of money, isn't a difficult job, but does take a bit of time.
Just a few notes that I didn't find elsewhere.
I was able to replace the gear without taking down the whole unit.
Doing this means you need to hold the motor in place while removing a couple of screws, that's no fun on a ladder. Would certainly be 'easier' to take the whole thing down, so you might want to just do that first.
I could NOT get the roll pin (which holds the drive gear in place) out with any tricks. I finally went out and bought a 5\32nd punch, still couldn't get it, till I sprayed a little brake cleaner on it.
The instructions are great, and are basically a user manual for the unit. Explains the up\down screws and the up\down force knobs. When my gear stripped out, the unit lost track of when to stop the door. When I got everything replaced and re-engaged the chain the unit would keep trying to push the door down causing the whole track to bend up... scary.
Adjusted the down distance screw using the info in the instructions and it works perfectly.
Good luck.
Customer Review: A reasonable purchase...
Summary: 5 Stars
A reasonable product at a reasonable price. Delivered as expected, working fine after installation, etc. I read where someone gave kudos for the instructions...I wasn't all that impressed, but that's a nit b/c this really isn't rocket science so you should be able to figure it out.
I learned some things with this overall experience though. First of all, I was surprised with the original garage door opener product -- that there'd even be plastic gears in these things. But after that revelation, I now realize how important it is that you keep the garage door system lubricated as I am certain that the absence of that is what caused my drive gear to get so shredded! I have since come across an advertisement that says something like "if your garage door is noisy...you're headed for trouble and need to lubricate...". Duh! Wish I'd have paid attention to the noise before this happened!
PS: When putting it all back together, pay attention to the orientation of the topmost piece that you are screwing the driveshaft into -- if it's not placed appropriately, you cannot attach the sprocket cover. To remedy, you have to backtrack quite a bit!
Customer Review: A replacement part - with instructions!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saved myself ~$75 in labor charges doing this myself. It's a COMMON issue with Craftsman garage door openers - The main gear set strips out. Mine seemed to have lasted a good 8 years, so I really can't complain. The cost of the gear kit was a lot better than a complete new garage door opener.
My only recommendation with DIY on this, is REMEMBER TO PLUG BACK IN ALL SENSORS!! OOps!
Customer Review: All the repair parts I needed... and more
Summary: 5 Stars
These parts were exactly what I needed (and more) to repair my damaged Craftsman door opener. I kind of wish you could buy just selected items - but the kit worked out fine and I spent about $25 instead of $100 to have someone else repair it... or perhaps $150 and much more time to purchase and install a complete replacement. Hardest part is getting things apart to get to the part(s) that need fixing.