Chain drive garage door opener- grease? oil?
what do you use to lube it?
oil or grease and where?
chain
sprocket
track the arm connection runs back and forth in
what do you use to lube it?
oil or grease and where?
chain
sprocket
track the arm connection runs back and forth in
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Whatever -- it's not a Swiss watch.
You can probably find opener grease at Sears or some such, or pick it up at a Overhead Door outlet. But any light grease is fine. You just want something heavy enough that it won't drip off, and it's convenient if it comes in like a small toothpaste tube with a long spout.
Mostly you just grease the "trolley" where it rubs on the arm, but a few dabs of grease on the two sprockets (so that it will eventually spread around on the chain) won't hurt.
Or (for the chain) get some bicycle chain oil (thick, non dripping oil) and drizzle it onto the chain as it moves (disconnect trolley from door so you can stand on a ladder and spread the oil with the chain moving).
I think I last greased my opener about ten years ago. I suppose it needs it again.