Originally Posted by njobe89 (Post 3585188)

had hibachi and sushi for lunch. i feel like a pig... good thing i like bacon as well :rofl2:

Originally Posted by ChaseZ (Post 3585173)

My Chamberlain bit the dust couple days ago. The gear on top that drives the chain came off and doesn't seem to be any serviceable way to repair or replace it. Planned obsolescence I suppose :(

Originally Posted by BoneZ (Post 3585183)

Lunch and dinner

Originally Posted by b15 (Post 3585196)

Chain drives are pretty cheap nowadays. Would probably be worth it to just replace it.

I had a 16 year old chain drive liftmaster that was original to the house. It worked fine, just louder than I wanted in the bedroom above the garage. It was on sale so I just bit the bullet and got a new one.

Originally Posted by njobe89 (Post 3585188)

had hibachi and sushi for lunch. i feel like a pig... good thing i like bacon as well :rofl2:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3585176)

Belt drives are good. Very reliable too. And mines just a sears one. Lol

Originally Posted by ChaseZ (Post 3585200)

Yep a Premium Chamberlaind with the extras is only $199 at HD so just going to pick one up. I pulled the big plastic guide off and could see what's going on, the gear sheared right off so there's no fixing it anyhow. Cheaper/Easier just to replace the whole shebang.

Originally Posted by ChaseZ (Post 3585203)

Always wanted to try a screw drive, support to be silent. Always end up just sticking with chains though.

Originally Posted by b15 (Post 3585217)

Yeah. They're all cheaply made nowadays. I bet the Liftmaster I replaced would've gone another 16years if I didn't care about the noise. That was built much sturdier.


Don't do the screw. They end up being really loud unless they're well lubricated, my parents used to have two Genie screw drives and they were much louder than my chain.

Originally Posted by BoneZ (Post 3585183)

Lunch and dinner