Garage Door Motor Replacement in Carle Place, NY | Garage Door USA
from $279
Garage Door Motor Replacement Carle Place, NY
Opener motor and gear-assembly replacement when the unit can be salvaged, or full opener swap when it can't. We size the new motor to your door weight (1/2, 3/4, or 1.25 HP).
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Garage Door Motor Replacement is one part of our garage door opener coverage in Carle Place, NY. For the full picture — symptoms, costs, and when to repair vs. replace — start with the complete Garage Door Opener Repair guide, or browse every garage door opener service we offer.
Our garage door motor replacement service covers all of Carle Place: Carle Place and the surrounding area. Set in New York's continental-climate region, these doors face summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, road salt and snowmelt that corrode the lowest hardware, and humid summers that seize hinges and rollers, and we plan every repair around it.
Local climate is the quiet reason Carle Place doors fail when they do. Warm, wet summers and cold winters with snow and ice, driving repeated freeze-thaw cycles on exterior hardware leads to summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, road salt and snowmelt that corrode the lowest hardware, and humid summers that seize hinges and rollers — all of it preventable with the right hardware.
If your Carle Place door is acting up, it's often cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter, doors frozen to the slab on cold mornings, rusted hardware from snowmelt and road salt, and freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals. Our techs run a full safety and balance check so a small fix doesn't turn into a repeat visit.
Motor replacement is the right move when the opener's motor or gear assembly has failed but the rest of the unit (logic board, rail, sensors, remotes, wall console) is still in good shape. On a 6–9 year old LiftMaster or Genie, motor or gear replacement is typically 40–60% the cost of a full opener swap and gives you another 8–10 years of life. We carry motor and gear assemblies for the major brands and most models from the last 12 years.
Sizing matters. A motor sized for a light non-insulated 8x7 door will burn out fast on a heavy insulated 16x7. We size replacements by measured door weight: 1/2 HP for light residential, 3/4 HP for standard insulated, 1.25 HPS for heavy insulated or oversized doors. If the original opener was under-sized, we recommend an upgrade rather than matching the underspec original.
After motor replacement, we re-program travel limits, re-calibrate force settings, and verify auto-reverse on an obstruction test. The full visit takes 90–120 minutes including these checks. We include a 2-year parts and labor warranty on the motor replacement.
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Motor hums, door doesn't move
Capacitor failure (cheaper fix) or motor windings (full motor needed). Diagnostic determines which.
Burning smell during operation
Stop using the opener — motor is overheating, possibly due to gear strip or under-sized motor on heavy door.
Audible grinding from motor housing
Gear assembly stripping or bearing failure. Continued use destroys the gear; immediate service preserves a $149 gear swap vs. a $349 motor replacement.
Door moves slower than it used to
Worn motor windings can deliver less torque, causing slow travel. Diagnostic confirms motor vs. unrelated issues.
Smoke from motor housing
Severe motor failure or wiring fault — unplug immediately and call for emergency service.
Common causes & what we fix
Capacitor age
Start capacitors dry out over 7–10 years and stop providing torque to the motor. Often misdiagnosed as motor failure. $25–$89 capacitor swap usually fixes.
Gear assembly wear
Nylon worm gears strip after years of cycles. The gear, not the motor, is failing — gear replacement is much cheaper than motor replacement.
Motor winding burnout
Genuine motor failure from over-load on heavy doors or sustained operation against an obstructed door. Replacement is the fix.
Power surges
Grid events damage motor electronics. Surge protection prevents the most common failures.
Bearing failure
Motor bearings fail at 12–15 years on average. Replacement is possible but often makes more sense as full motor swap.
Our process
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Call or schedule online. Getting garage door motor replacement scheduled in Carle Place takes a minute: choose a 2-hour window and we confirm the assigned tech, by name and photo, in under five.
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On-site diagnosis. Before any garage door motor replacement work, we walk you through the on-site diagnosis — free for most repairs, $39 on minor service calls and credited back if you go ahead.
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Flat-rate quote. Your garage door motor replacement in Carle Place is quoted flat-rate and in writing up front. There's no hourly creep and no pressure: our technicians are salaried, never commissioned.
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Same-visit fix. We complete the garage door motor replacement in one trip 96% of the time. Before we go, we cycle the door with you to confirm the fix and clear away every part and scrap.
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in Carle Place, NY?
Garage Door Motor Replacement in Carle Place starts at $279, quoted as a flat rate in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep and no surprise add-ons. The estimate is good for 30 days, so you can compare it on your own timeline. We keep garage door motor replacement affordable across Carle Place, NY — one flat number quoted up front, the same one you pay at the end.
Garage Door Motor Replacement the United States starts at from $279, with Carle Place garage door motor replacement priced flat-rate and written out before work starts — what you approve is what you pay, with no add-ons. Seniors (65+) and military save 10% on labor, and Synchrony financing runs 0% APR for 12 months on jobs over $1,500, no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Carle Place, NY choose us for garage door motor replacement
For garage door motor replacement, Carle Place trusts a crew that knows New York's continental-climate region and backs its work for ten years — salaried techs, flat-rate quotes good for 30 days, and same-visit fixes 96% of the time. We're the garage door motor replacement company Carle Place calls first — CSLB-licensed, insured, and based right here in Nassau County.
We guarantee garage door motor replacement workmanship for 10 years, held separate from whatever warranty the manufacturer puts on the parts. If our garage door motor replacement fails on the install, we come back and correct it free for a decade. Springs rated for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner; everything else is covered 1–5 years by item.
We keep garage door motor replacement honest two ways — honest sizing and honest scope. There's no up-sell because the techs are salaried, not commissioned, and the diagnostic shows you precisely what we see, parts in good shape included. Repair or replace, we recommend whichever wins long-term, and the garage door motor replacement quote is flat-rate, written, and valid 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door motor replacement
We provide garage door motor replacement throughout Carle Place, NY and the surrounding Nassau County area. Serving Carle Place and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door motor replacement? Our Carle Place, NY garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Carle Place — start there for the full service lineup.
For garage door motor replacement we treat all of Nassau County as home turf. Nassau County, New York, takes in Carle Place and the communities around it, and we cover it end to end, including East Williston, Westbury, Mineola, and Williston Park.
Our Nassau County garage door motor replacement footprint puts Carle Place at the center and East Williston, Westbury, Mineola, and Williston Park within easy reach — one number, any day of the week. We handle garage door motor replacement around 11514 and the rest of Carle Place, NY on one daily route.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in Carle Place, NY
Want garage door motor replacement near you in Carle Place? We're it — and "near" isn't marketing: our routes cover Carle Place and the surrounding area daily, so the closest licensed tech is usually minutes, not hours, from your door.
Carle Place is part of our greater Queens, NY metro service area.
11514 and the surrounding blocks are all on our garage door motor replacement map. ETAs for garage door motor replacement shift with Carle Place traffic through the day; call and we'll quote the honest arrival window on the spot. You reach an on-call technician, not an answering machine. For local garage door motor replacement in Carle Place, NY, including 11514, we route the nearest stocked truck straight to your door.
Frequently asked about garage door motor replacement
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Motor Replacement near me ask us:
How does the climate in Carle Place, NY affect my garage door?
Carle Place sits in warm, wet summers and cold winters with snow and ice, driving repeated freeze-thaw cycles on exterior hardware. That is hard on a door — summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, road salt and snowmelt that corrode the lowest hardware, and humid summers that seize hinges and rollers all accelerate wear on springs, seals, and openers, so the failures we see most here are cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter, doors frozen to the slab on cold mornings, rusted hardware from snowmelt and road salt, and freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals. We size springs and seals for New York's continental-climate region conditions rather than a generic catalog spec.
What's the most common garage door problem in Carle Place?
The call we get most in Carle Place is cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter. Carle Place has predominantly single-family homes with attached garages, plus a core of older in-town residences, so doors frozen to the slab on cold mornings turns up often too. We carry the common parts on the truck for a single-visit fix.
Can you confirm if the capacitor is the issue first?
Yes — capacitor test is part of the diagnostic. If it's just the cap, you save the motor replacement cost.
What's the coverage?
2 years parts and labor on motor replacement. Manufacturer coverage on the motor itself varies (LiftMaster 5–10 years, Genie 5 years).
How long does motor replacement take?
90–120 minutes including diagnostic, motor swap, travel and force programming, and obstruction test.
What size motor do I need?
Light non-insulated: 1/2 HP. Standard insulated: 3/4 HP. Heavy insulated or oversized: 1.25 HPS. We size by measured door weight, not assumptions.