This problem bugged me for several months.
Garage door clicks but doesn t close.
If your garage door opener has this symptom watch this video to learn why.
Chamberlain lift master garage door opener troubleshooting.
Worn out garage.
You have a circuit board issue.
If your garage door won t close all the way the problem could be due to a blocked photo eye.
Clicking noise on my garage door opener security lock override.
If it is a genie then the plastic adapter between the motor and the screw is stripped.
If your garage door opener clicks and doesn t move the door.
Don t just assume that if the path is clear that the sensors are ok.
Disconnect the logic board completely from the garage door openor assembly to avoid burning it.
This is of course a safety feature to prevent the heavy garage door crushing anyone or anything that might be in the pathway of the door when it comes down.
A faulty circuit board will cause the garage door opener to make clicking sounds.
The photo eye components consist of two pieces that align face to face across each side of the garage door roughly four feet above the ground.
The majority of garage doors manufactured since the early 1990s are equipped with this safety feature.
If so and it is a chamberlain sears or liftmaster then the gear assembly inside is damaged.
Hopefully after you read this you won t have the same problem in the future.
The garage door opener may be making clicking noises as a result of the security lock.
Disconnect the blue and red motor wires from the capacitor.
If you want to move the garage door down connect only the blue wire to direct power.
Discharge the capacitor using a screwdriver.