Some pliers and a set of 30-weight ball bearings should do it.

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RoswellGAHokie

Posted: 08/11/2025 at 12:41 PM ET

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Need the lounge EEs for this one. -- ElbertoHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 08:54 AM ET

ElbertoHokie • 08/11/25 08:54 AM ET

Some pliers and a set of 30-weight ball bearings should do it. ** ◄ -- RoswellGAHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM ET

RoswellGAHokie • 08/11/25 12:41 PM ET

All in all, it's just another button on the wall.** -- PhotoHokieNC Aug 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 08/11/25 12:11 PM ET

…upgrade to 221** -- chumley Aug 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM ET

chumley • 08/11/25 10:27 AM ET

whatever it takes........** -- santafe Aug 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM ET

santafe • 08/11/25 10:35 AM ET

I’d recommend… -- vthokieq Aug 11, 2025 at 09:44 AM ET

vthokieq • 08/11/25 09:44 AM ET

I should have added, we have an old garage door and only one of the remote -- ElbertoHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 09:48 AM ET

ElbertoHokie • 08/11/25 09:48 AM ET

?, not a fix. Would you use your phone to open the garage as you're coming -- Late 80s Hokie Aug 11, 2025 at 09:29 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 08/11/25 09:29 AM ET

When we bought the house, there was only one functioning opener. -- ElbertoHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 09:48 AM ET

ElbertoHokie • 08/11/25 09:48 AM ET

Why not just buy another remote? ** -- vthokieq Aug 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM ET

vthokieq • 08/11/25 10:11 AM ET

Yea. He’s making this so much more difficult than he needs to. ** -- Stork Aug 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM ET

Stork • 08/11/25 11:01 AM ET

Guess he doesn't want the easiest solution...lol** -- EDGEMAN Aug 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 08/11/25 10:19 AM ET

I did not.** -- ElbertoHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 03:05 PM ET

ElbertoHokie • 08/11/25 03:05 PM ET

Home projects are fun.** -- EDGEMAN Aug 11, 2025 at 04:02 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 08/11/25 04:02 PM ET

Does either your car, or your wife's car have a HomeLink System? -- EDGEMAN Aug 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 08/11/25 10:09 AM ET

Or that. -- vthokieq Aug 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM ET

vthokieq • 08/11/25 10:17 AM ET

And if your vehicles don't have a HomeLink system, you can buy a... -- EDGEMAN Aug 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 08/11/25 10:11 AM ET

All of these solutions are silly. -- ElbertoHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM ET

ElbertoHokie • 08/11/25 10:16 AM ET

Not an EE, but I think all of the the solutions proposed here are easier... -- MP4VT2004 Aug 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM ET

MP4VT2004 • 08/11/25 11:51 AM ET

For sure. I could have bought another remote. But I want to make this -- ElbertoHokie Aug 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM ET

ElbertoHokie • 08/11/25 12:26 PM ET

But by using a phone for the remote, won't you have to, as you pull in, -- Late 80s Hokie Aug 11, 2025 at 04:30 PM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 08/11/25 04:30 PM ET

We don't play them this year.** -- EDGEMAN Aug 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 08/11/25 10:37 AM ET