Customer Reviews

Genie 20414R Carriage for Screw Drive Operators

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My Genie garage door opener (potentially 15yrs old since I bought the home used) started making a horrible racket and wouldn't open or close, but didn't make any noise when I disconnected the carriage release from the screw drive. That pointed to a bad carriage. I was very happy to find this part on Amazon.

Installation was very easy:

1) pull the manual release cord on the carriage to disconnect it from the screw drive

2) remove the cotter pin/bolt from the old carriage and the angle bar that is attached to the garage door (leave the bar attached to the door)

3) remove single nut supporting the track at the front of the garage.

4) supporting the track with 1 hand, gently push the track off to one side just a couple of inches to allow you to slide off the existing carriage

NOTE: after you pull off the carriage, you'll probably notice that some/many/all of the teeth have broken off

5) slide the new carriage on being careful about the orientation - there's a directional arrow molded onto the new piece reminding you which side is towards the door

6) reattach the track to the front of the garage with the bolt

7) reattach the angle bar to the carriage using the cotter pin

8) remove the cord from your old carriage and tie it to the new one

9) engage the carriage by pulling up on the release lever; after pulling up on the lever, I found that wiggling it back and forth just a bit gave me a comforting feeling as I could hear/feel the teeth fall into place along the screw drive

This is a 10min job max. I did remove my carriage before buying the new one on here to confirm that it had problems, and as I mentioned in the note above, the broken teeth confirmed my suspicions.

To reiterate what some other people have said, this is NOT the magnetic carriage version. If you look carefully at the 2 models sold here, you can see the magnet sitting above and to the right of the release lever.

Our garage door opener starting making a horrile noise and wouldn't open properly. In looking at the carriage for the screw drive, it appeared worn down. Since we really didn't want to purchase a new door opener, we took a chance this was the part that needed replacement. It was exactly what we needed and works great! Saved us lots of money and was easy to replace.

Web research indicates this carriage assembly (which engages with the long screw on Genie Screw-drive openers)is the most common failure with these type openers. But, neither of my local home centers carried the part, despite carrying the Genie brand openers and some other parts (seems they'd prefer to sell you a new opener). My door needed "help" to start opening, and the old carriage assembly didn't look too bad (a few chipped teeth), but the new carriage fixed the problem. Check that the door moves easily with the opener disengaged first (no sticking, broken springs, etc.).

fast shipping at a good price. the carriage installation was very easy, no expertise required. this carriage was manufactured with a more durable aluminum screw drive replacing the original plastic drive. others sell replacement carriages manufactured from plastic at a higher price than Aspdoors sells the aluminum.

If your Genie garage door opener get stuck half-way up or down and the motor is also stuck running, it's a good chance that the carriage is worn out. Remove the old one and check for ground-down groves.

This part was a cheap fix to a 6-year old opener. The carriage looks durable, fits perfectly and runs our Genie garage opener well. Thanks a million!

I have a screw-drive garage door opener which has given years of service. But, one day it abruptly began making a "clunking" noise each time it passed the 2 joints on the track assembly. The noise was louder when it was pulling the door open.

Once I removed the old assembly, I could see why. The old carriage had literally "worn out". There is a gear-like metal piece inside the carriage that engages with the track screw-drive, and it was almost completely worn down on one end. It could hardly engage with the screw drive, and that was most evident at the transitions where the carriage must bridge the small gap in the screw-drive.

I tried to find the part locally but found that only a few places carry the part and they greeted me with an unpleasant service attitude and inflated prices. So, I decided to keep looking.

Then I found this on Amazon along with the positive reviews on it. I

ordered it, it arrived quickly enough and the part appeared to be a perfect match. So, I replaced the old one with it and it's been working perfectly. The cluck noise has gone away and it seems as good in opening and closing as it ever was before.

By the way, even with shipping charge, this was still the best price I found. And as an added benefit, there was no surly attitude to deal with here either.

My door was bouncing & jerking as it would open & close. After inspecting the screw-drive on my Genie door opener, I found no wear issues. I thought I would try a cheap fix before having to replace the whole unit, it is 11 years old. I found a "carriage" at Amazon from one of their many suppliers. The price was good and I had the "carrier" via U.S. mail in only 3 days. The fix worked, my door now travels up & down smoothly and the total costs was under [...]. I would used this merchant again for my garage door opener parts. As a side note, I use Amazon.com to price many items before I make any purchaes, I always save money & find good products and service when I use Amazon.

It works nice with most Genie garage openers systems.

The Genie Screw Drive Carriage was exactly what I needed. It was installed in less than 15 minutes and that included the time to get the right tools and put everything away. One of the other reviews detailed-out the exact procedure to uninstall the old part and install the new one. This gentleman must have been an engineer like myself. The time he took to highlight each step was a tremendous help. My very heavy double garage door was back in operation in no time. The overall process worked very well.

Great product easy to install . Looks better than the oem. And the price is way to

inexpensive. Also in the box instrutions!!!!