Garage Door Roller Replacement

Garage door rollers play a big role in the smooth operation of your door.

Replacing Garage Door Rollers

Garage door rollers play a big part in the smooth operation of your garage door.

Designed to reduce friction as the door glides along the track, a defective roller can be noisy and have impact on the other garage door components.

Garage door rollers may not get the same attention that garage door springs do, but they probably should.

If you’re in need of garage door repair, there’s a good chance rollers may be involved.

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Garage Door Roller Types

Like everything these days, there is a range of roller types that vary in construction, durability and cost.

Like a garage door spring, once one breaks, you’re in trouble.

A broken roller will usually result in the garage door being off the track making it very hard to open or close.

So let’s look at the roller types available to help decide which type is right for you.

Standard Plastic Roller

Most new garage doors come with standard plastic rollers which is a plastic bushing on a steel stem with no ball bearings.

Cheap and mass produced, they are popular only because they keep a new garage door system cost down. Over time, they get dirty and wear out faster than other roller types.

You can expect 2-3 years out of these, which is usually less than the life of a garage door spring so it’s important to keep an eye on these.

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Steel garage door roller

Steel Roller With Ball Bearings

A steel roller is a good upgrade from the standard plastic roller. The ball bearings reduce friction and add to the overall weight rating of the roller extending the life of the roller.

The ball bearings can and should be lubricated as part of a routine maintenance plan and can be expected to last over 5 years.

The number of ball bearings varies with more bearings making for a smoother, more durable component.

Nylon Roller With Ball Bearings

Upgrading from the steel roller, a nylon roller adds value by reducing the overall noise and are rated for more weight.

Nylon rollers typically come with 10-13 ball bearings making for an even stronger component.

These rollers are good for 10000 to 15000 garage door cycles which makes their lifespan similar to a standard garage door spring.

Garage door pros always recommend replacing garage door rollers whenever you replace the torsion springs with this type of roller unless your are upgrading to a heavy duty garage door system.

Nylon garage door roller
Sealed Nylon roller

Nylon Roller With Sealed Ball Bearings

A nylon roller with sealed ball bearings is the high end of garage door rollers.

The nylon roller is durable and quiet and the sealed bearings means no dirt, moisture or other debris get into the bearings.

These rollers are designed to last over 100,000 cycles with a 100lb load so these guys are going to last.

They are the roller of choice for any heavy duty garage door system.

Garage Door Roller Replacement

Most garage door experts recommend replacing your rollers whenever you replace your garage door springs, so it makes sense to replace the rollers with a component that will last as long as your springs.

We recommend nylon rollers when using standard garage door springs though the sealed nylon roller is a great choice if you don’t want to worry about your rollers again.

They cost more but will outlast any other roller type. If you are upgrading your garage door springs to a heavy duty type, then it makes sense to go with the sealed nylon roller, providing a quiet, durable garage door system.

If you have any questions regarding your rollers, torsion springs or garage door maintenance, our team is always ready to help, so don’t hesitate to contact us!

Replacing garage door rollers

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Nylon rollers are quieter than steel rollers

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Replace rollers with garage door springs

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Sealed nylon rollers recommended with heavy duty spring upgrades

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2023-04-11
Thank you, Skyler, you are the BEST. Our garage gate opener stopped working. We live in Tiburon, and our neighbor advised us to call Keen Garage Doors. Skyler is just impressive. He is talented, professional, efficient, and courteous. This company is so HONEST. They reduced the price of the quote as Skyler did not need to install a panel they ordered for us! How many companies have such integrity? Keen Garage Doors is the kind of business users should appreciate. If you need garage doors, gate installation, or repair, call them, and you will be glad you did. Leslie, the lady who scheduled our appointment, was very friendly, joyful, and always available. The owner, Jeremy, is very polite and knowledgeable. Thank you with all my heart! If I could give Keen Garage Doors 100 stars, I would. We will always recommend and use Keen Garage Doors.
Charles Applegate
Charles Applegate
2023-03-30
Jeramie and Josh were great - responsive, knowledgeable, honest, clear communicators. They laid out my options without trying to sell me things I didn't want, and made sure that they understood my needs, including a few small custom modifications to the height of the door when open. Their workmen were on-time and friendly and polite and they worked fast and cleaned up afterwards. Best of all, they were affordable and did absolutely gorgeous work. Five stars ain't enough; they get a ten out of ten.
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2023-01-27
After feeling like the other garage door salespeople were not giving me any information and simply trying to sell me the most expensive door they could, a friend recommended Keen Garage Doors. Keen was the opposite - he told me exactly what the difference was with each option, and I ended up with the perfect door for our home. There was an issue with one of the panels arriving scratched and dented. Still, Keen immediately ordered a replacement and fixed the problem without me having to worry about any of it. Highly recommended!
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2023-01-14
The old door was removed and the new one installed in about four hours. Derek was very knowledgeable, courteous, and efficient in his work. Jeremy and the office staff was very supportive, helpful, and easy to work with. Five stars for sure.
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2023-01-03
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2022-12-28
I messaged the owner regarding an issue with our garage door not closing, he asked a few quick questions questions and because it was a few days before Christmas he was able to squeeze us in. They arrived on time and fixed the door same day!!! They took a situation where I had so much anxiety about it cost an arm and a leg to fix when in reality it took a few hours and was way cheeper then I expected!!! 10/10 recommend.
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2022-12-18
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2022-12-18
Hi Jeramie, I wanted to take a few minutes to thank you for the job that you and your team completed yesterday afternoon for me. I've been an estimator and a project manager for a pump and well company in Sonoma County for 11 years and your customer service should be commended. After e-mailing your company through your website last Saturday morning I expected not to hear back from anyone until Monday or Tuesday. It was less than two hours later that you e-mailed me and let me know that you were going to call to discuss my problem that day. You did as you said and called me with-in an hour or two and gave me a quote over the phone and even offered to come out that day to make an emergency repair if needed. Since my situation wasn't an emergency you said you would have someone from your office call and schedule the work that afternoon. Again you did as you said and I received a call to schedule the work all on the same day that I first contacted you. The work was scheduled for the following Thursday between 3 and 5pm and as promised your crew showed up just after 3pm. Your crew did a great job, cleaned-up any trash, and everything works as promised. I couldn't be happier with the new opener and how quiet it is. The repairs you made to the springs, bearings, rollers, and cables look great and I'm confident that you installed quality materials and that I won't have a problem for a very long time. I now have a "garage door guy" I can refer to my customers, friends, and family to. Keeping your word and communicating with your customers sounds like a simple and easy concept but it's rare to find a service company that does those things these days. I picked your company because I hoped that a local family owned business would provide the level service that I wanted an you didn't disappoint. Thank you!
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2022-12-10
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2022-12-09
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