If you have a broken spring and the door is up and you actually manage to release the red handle you will go for a ride concrete skiing as the door comes crashing down.
Red string on garage door.
Now go push the button.
The opener carriage is the automated mechanism that moves the door along the door rail track.
Which moves the door.
The red thing if it s what i think it is just disengages the part attached to the door from the drive mechanism belt chain or screw.
The next step is to go to the inside of the garage door.
How to run your garage door manually when you have a power failure or garage door opener problems.
When you pull it it disconnects the door from the drive mechanism.
You need to check the release handle and make sure that it is on the track.
Pulling the red release cord will disengage the trolley from the opener carriage the part that is moved by the motor along the rail.
You need to begin opening or dlosing the garage door.
The trolley is connected to the door and moves with the door as it opens and closes.
The sensors are the two objects sticking out from the sides of the door frame.
There s usually a little lever that the string attaches to.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley that moves with the door along the rail.
Once you have done this check to make sure that the sensors are working properly.
Pull the red emergency release cord.
Through the attachment point the trolley is also connected to the opener carriage.
The emergency release cord is the red rope that hangs from the door trolley.
When the release cord is pulled it disconnects the trolley from the carriage allowing you to manually move the door.
The trolley sits on the opener carriage.
This may even break glass in the top section and could easily result in injuries.