Most doors are installed with bearingless metal or plastic door rollers that are much noisier and have shorter cycle lifes 10 000 cycles is the door industry standard.
How do nylon garage door rollers hold up.
The cost of steel garage door rollers is much lower than the cost of nylon ones.
That doesn t mean that all steel rollers are very cheap.
Dura lift nylon garage door rollers quiet the opening and closing of sectional garage doors by up to 75.
There are several sets of rollers on each side of your door.
The price also depends on the presence and number of the ball bearings too.
Both steel and nylon rollers will look good.
The best garage door rollers for most applications are the dura lift ultra life nylon garage door rollers.
A replacement roller kit for old noisy or broken sectional track style garage doors the nylon wheel results in the quieter and smoother opening and closing of your garage door.
Find new rollers and hinges here.
On the other is the actual roller which sits inside of a metal track at the edge of the garage door.
These super quiet nylon rollers are rated at 155 000 cycles which is 15x longer than the standard roller.
On one end they are bolted to the door itself.
First it helps to understand a little bit about your garage door s roller system.
Because nylon can t corrode or rust nylon garage door rollers are less susceptible to moisture damage than steel rollers.
In addition to the durability nylon rollers are just as strong as steel rollers.
The sealed ball bearing design will make your garage door operate smoother and quieter while reducing stress on your automatic opener.
For sleek and modern residential garage doors you may prefer nylon rollers.
If you never want to have to worry about replacing your garage door rollers again i recommend going with a nylon roller like the dura lift ultra life max roller which you ll see me install a little later on.
Nylon garage door rollers last longer.