Q: The garage door tracks are bent. Should I replace them?

A: Garage door tracks are located inside garage on either side of door. This is the guide that the door rolls up into garage.

Bent tracks are usually caused by a door malfunction that made the door crooked and bent the track in the process. Or often hit by a car. When track has been damaged it will often damage or bend the brackets that attach the track to the wall.

Garage door track comes in two pieces. The vertical track that runs up the wall on either side of door. The other is horizontal track that has the curved part and runs along the ceiling of the garage. If the track is only slightly out of shape it can be bent back into shape but you will most likely need to replace the wall brackets to keep track in its proper position. Horizontal track has a reinforcement on the outside part of track. Usually towards the front of garage. Some track is made to be heavy duty for heavier doors. If the heavy duty track gets bent it needs to be replaced. Also the track is vital for a door to function properly.

If i can bend track back in place then i will give the customer that option. The door manufactures don’t sell the track in pieces you have to buy the whole set at once. I also have to inform the customer that i can’t guarantee any work that involves not replacing track with a new set.

The most important thing about having the track in good condition is the rollers in the rack

can pop out of the track causing other problems with the door. Or the track being too far away from the sides of the door will also make the rollers slide out of door hinges. this is worse than a roller just popping out because when the roller slides out the door will just fall to the ground in some cases. If you need a piece of track to be replaced. Ask technician if he might have a spare piece laying around before you have to replace the whole set.