Comments on: Garage Door Opener Stripped Gear-How do you remove a Roll Pin?

By: Kevin Misch

Kevin Misch — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:33:10 +0000

Hey all,
You do not need to go and buy a Roll Pin Punch…. I simply used a socket set I had that had Allen Key ends attached to a socket drive… or anything that is the same diameter as the Roll pin or a hair less will work. Just set the shaft on a solid surface, have someone hold the housing side and give the pin a few good whacks and it will pop out. It’s very easy unless you are very clumsy.

By: T. Smallwood

T. Smallwood — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:14:01 +0000

Just did the roll pin thing on mine today. I first cut the old gear off with a mini hacksaw such that I had a nice clear view of the pin. My local Home Depot did have a punch set with the 5/32″ punch required, but I didn’t feel like paying the $25 for the set in order to use one piece for 40 seconds. I asked their Tool Rental guy how much it would cost to rent the one piece for a minute – he laughed and asked if I had brought the piece I needed to have the pin removed from which I had. A minute later it was out – no charge. Putting it back in later wasn’t too bad – didn’t require the punch – I just used a ratchet socket extender and a hammer.

By: Norman Koll

Norman Koll — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:45:13 +0000

Good post mate!! Keep ‘em flowing!

By: B.Harding

B.Harding — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:42:11 +0000

You have to remove the shaft with the gear on it and pound it out. Not difficult but it’s got to come out first.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:04:04 +0000

Opened mine last night and discovered the exact same thing. An easy fix? and were you able to do it while it was still in place?

By: B.Harding

B.Harding — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:04:45 +0000

Definately the wrong place to ask. I’m just a dude who fixed his own garage door.

That said, It would be hard to break in by jacking up the garage door. Much easier and faster to just break a window. A crook wants to get in and out fast.

Best of luck!

By: Jeremy Nest

Jeremy Nest — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:27 +0000

I have a query about garage doorways and security. Sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask it but I’m unsure where else to go. Clearly the thicker the garage door the safer it will be, however how will you make it possible for no intruders get in by any means? Is it doable to be 100 percent safe?