The arm connecting the opener to the door could be in the wrong position or the door may not be strong enough to support an opener by itself.
Top garage door panel cracked.
If you notice that your top garage door panel bends in the middle when.
So the solution add a strut across the panel to keep it from cracking further the strut will not allow the panel to bow that s why it s standard to have a strut going across the top panel so if you see a small crack starting to form on your door the best thing to do is get a extra strut on that panel right away before it gets worse.
Most of the time years of paint or caulking the seams around the panels will cause the wood to stick and not allow the panel to expand and contract with the weather.
This is the simple thing i did to fix the problem.
If the garage door panels are wood then yes a garage door panel that is cracked could be fixed using wood fillers and glue.
A crack in the top panel of your garage door usually indicates some other problem.
If your garage door is metal or vinyl it is much more difficult and even impossible to fix.
In this video i will show you how to prevent and diy fix a buckling garage door panel.
I think it cost me about 15 20 at lowes.
Actually fixing a crack in a garage door panel can be a difficult and even impossible task.
Our garage door started to sag and then cracked.