Garage Door Motor Replacement in Clawson, MI | Garage Door USA
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Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Clawson, MI
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).
Garage Door Motor Replacement is one part of our garage door opener coverage in Clawson, MI. 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.
Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Clawson, MI
Clawson garage door motor replacement runs through our shop constantly. Set in Michigan's continental-climate region, these doors meet humid summers that seize hinges and rollers, summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, and wide seasonal swings that work bolts loose over time, and we choose parts that outlast it.
If you've owned a garage door through a few Clawson seasons, you know the pattern: warm, wet summers and cold winters with snow and ice, driving repeated freeze-thaw cycles on exterior hardware brings humid summers that seize hinges and rollers, summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, and wide seasonal swings that work bolts loose over time. We size and protect replacements accordingly.
Garage doors in Clawson tend to fail in predictable ways — cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter, corroded low brackets from winter slush, freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals, and loosened hardware from wide seasonal swings. Catching them early during a tune-up usually costs a fraction of an emergency call.
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.
MyQ, HomeKit, Alexa — control your door from anywhere.
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. Schedule garage door motor replacement on a 2-hour window that suits you. Within five minutes you'll get a confirmation carrying the name and photo of the tech we're sending.
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On-site diagnosis. Our Clawson tech inspects the garage door motor replacement on-site first. Diagnosis is free for most repairs ($39 on minor calls, waived if you proceed), and you see the problem before any work starts.
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Flat-rate quote. You approve a flat-rate, written garage door motor replacement quote first. No hourly creep, no pressure — our salaried (not commissioned) techs have no reason to oversell.
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Same-visit fix. Most garage door motor replacement jobs are finished the same visit — a 96% first-call fix rate. We test the door with you before leaving and clean up everything we touched.
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in Clawson, MI?
Budgeting garage door motor replacement in Clawson? Pricing opens at $279, flat-rate and in writing first. We quote both repair and replacement when it's a close call, so you can pick on cost with the full picture in front of you. Pricing garage door motor replacement cost in Clawson, MI? The quote is flat-rate and in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep.
Garage Door Motor Replacement the United States starts at from $279, and the garage door motor replacement number is flat-rate, written, and set before we begin — no hourly billing, no surprise parts charges. We discount labor 10% for seniors (65+) and military, and projects over $1,500 can use 0% APR Synchrony financing for 12 months with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Clawson, MI choose us for garage door motor replacement
Clawson homeowners pick us for garage door motor replacement because we're genuinely local to Oakland County — fast dispatch, familiar faces, and accountability that a far-off call center can't match. Family-owned since 1974, CSLB-licensed (#1098234), and 96% first-call fix rate. For professional garage door motor replacement in Clawson, MI, Clawson homeowners reach a salaried, background-checked crew, never a call center.
Your garage door motor replacement in Clawson is covered by a 10-year workmanship guarantee — distinct from any parts warranty the manufacturer provides. If our garage door motor replacement fails on us, we fix it free for a decade. Springs built for 30,000 cycles carry a lifetime warranty for the original homeowner, and remaining parts run standard 1–5 year coverage.
Honest sizing and honest scope drive how we quote garage door motor replacement: we don't up-sell unnecessary work, our techs are salaried (not commissioned), and the diagnostic is structured so you see exactly what we see — including the parts still in good shape. If a repair is the right call we say so; if replacement is the better long-term economics, we say that. Either way the garage door motor replacement quote is flat-rate, written, and good for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door motor replacement
We provide garage door motor replacement throughout Clawson, MI and the surrounding Oakland County area. Serving Downtown Clawson and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door motor replacement? Our Clawson, MI garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Clawson — start there for the full service lineup.
Clawson lies within Oakland County, in Michigan — and Clawson is squarely within the Oakland County footprint our garage door motor replacement crews cover.
Beyond Clawson proper, our garage door motor replacement reaches nearby Royal Oak, Troy, Madison Heights, and Berkley — same crews, same turnaround, same flat-rate pricing. Local garage door motor replacement in Clawson, MI and ZIP 48017 — same crew, same flat rate, no travel surcharge for the edges of town.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in Clawson, MI
Search "garage door motor replacement near me" in Clawson and you'll find we're the rare result that's actually based here — not a national booking app subcontracting your job to whoever bids lowest in Oakland County.
Clawson is part of our greater Detroit, MI metro service area.
We service ZIP codes 48017 and everything around them. Because Clawson traffic moves garage door motor replacement response times around, we quote your ETA live on the call rather than guessing. Our dispatch number connects to an on-call tech with no voicemail in the way. Searching "garage door motor replacement near me" in Clawson? You've found a genuinely local Oakland County crew, not a lead broker.
Frequently asked about garage door motor replacement
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Motor Replacement near me ask us:
Clawson lies within Oakland County, in Michigan. We treat all of it as one service area — Clawson and neighbors like Royal Oak, Troy, Madison Heights, and Berkley — with trucks staged to keep dispatch times short and the same flat-rate pricing in every community.
Local weather drives most of the repairs we run in Clawson: with warm and humid summers that seize hinges and rollers, summer heat and humidity that swell wood doors and rust steel, and wide seasonal swings that work bolts loose over time, the common failure modes are cold-snapped torsion springs in deep winter, corroded low brackets from winter slush, freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals, and loosened hardware from wide seasonal swings. Our Clawson trucks stock the parts those conditions wear out first, so most jobs are a single visit.
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.
90–120 minutes including diagnostic, motor swap, travel and force programming, and obstruction test.
Yes — capacitor test is part of the diagnostic. If it's just the cap, you save the motor replacement cost.
Under 8 years old: motor swap almost always. 8–12 years: depends on overall condition. 12+ years: full opener replacement usually better long-term.