Wheels, track, guide rollers, rack, chain and the slide operator — set back in line so the gate runs smooth.
A sliding gate rolls on wheels along a track at the driveway, held upright by guide rollers at the post, and is pulled by a rack or chain from the operator. When any one of those parts wears, the whole gate starts to fight: it jerks at the start of travel, grinds on the track, leans into the guide rollers or jumps off the track altogether.
We check the gate by hand before touching the operator — wheel bearings, the track surface, the guide rollers, the rack or chain and its mounting — then reset the operator’s limits and force for the gate as it now runs. If a gate has come off its track, keep people and cars clear: a heavy slide gate that has left its track can fall.
Worn wheels or seized bearings that make the gate drag along the track.
Debris, sand or a bent section of track that the wheels ride up on.
Worn or loose rollers at the post that let the gate lean and bind.
A rack that has lifted from the gate or a chain that has stretched, so the drive skips.
South Florida is hard on gates. Summer lightning and grid flickers are the most common reason a gate operator board fails, salt air near the coast works on wheels, hinges, racks and chains, and daily summer storms soak photo-eyes, loops and control boxes. Before a hurricane, every gate owner should know how to use the manual release — we show you during the visit.
We feel exactly where the gate drags or binds.
Wheels, track, guide rollers and rack or chain repaired or adjusted.
Limits and force set to the gate as it now runs.
Photo-eyes and the safety reverse tested, then full open-close cycles.
Tell us what your door is doing and we'll call you right back. No prices online — cost depends on the door, parts, and size, so we give an exact on-site quote.
