Linear Gate Motor Replacement Nationwide

Linear Gate Motor Replacement: The Weatherford Owner’s Guide

We replace Linear gate motors in Weatherford for $950-$2,350 installed, depending on your model series and whether the arm bracket, photo-eye wiring, or control board can be reused. Most replacements are done same day when your part is in stock, and we carry a hard-stock of common Linear motors on the truck, including APeX, MegaCode, and some LS series units. You’ll get a written price before we turn a single bolt.

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The way most Weatherford owners discover a failed Linear motor is the same way I’d describe it in my service book: the gate moves fine one afternoon, then it won’t open at all, or it jerks halfway and stops. Sometimes the motor hums and nothing moves. Sometimes the red LED on the control board blinks a code nobody at the dinner table can translate. That’s the day the phone call happens. We’ve taken thousands of those calls since 2014.

Which Linear Models This Applies To

Linear made a lot of swing-gate and slide-gate motors under a few family names: the MegaCode series, the APeX series, the LS line, and the older but still-common L series. The replacement motor has to match more than the brand name on the cover. It has to match the gate’s weight rating, the arm type (articulated or linear ram), and the control board’s operating voltage.

Here’s the compatibility gotcha we see weekly in Weatherford: a Linear MegaCode board will not always drive an APeX motor without a relay swap, even though the plug looks close. If your gate starts fine but the motor runs hot and the breaker trips after a week, it’s usually a mismatch, not a factory defect. We match OEM part numbers off the label under the cover. If the label is baked off by Texas sun, we match by physical measurements and the motor’s plate amperage.

One thing to understand on parts sourcing: Linear-branded motors are the original equipment, and we install them when the job calls for it. There are also aftermarket-compatible motors built to the same plate specs that cost less and carry the same one-year workmanship warranty from us. We’ll show you both options on the written quote and tell you why we’d pick one over the other for your gate. Vance Gate Repair Weatherford is an independent gate service provider, not affiliated with Linear.

Signs Your Linear Gate Motor Replacement Is Failing

• The gate hums but won’t move. The capacitor is usually dead. That’s the little cylinder inside the motor housing that gives it the kick to start. It fails quietly, and in Weatherford heat it fails faster because capacitors dry out in sustained hundred-degree summers.
• The gate opens but won’t close, or closes but won’t open. That’s the limit switch circuit losing its position. A failed limit switch is repairable in the field, but when the motor’s gear housing is also worn, replacing the whole motor assembly is the better dollar-for-dollar choice.
• The motor runs but the gate drifts back or creeps. The internal brake is worn. On a Linear swing motor, that brake is not a bolt-on part for most residential models. It’s inside the motor shell.
• Intermittent operation, worse after rain. Moisture has gotten past the seal. Water in Weatherford finds its way into motor housings through hairline cracks in the cover, then corrodes the board connections. If the corrosion has reached the stator windings, replacement is the repair.
• Burning smell near the post, or visible arcing at the wire terminals. Kill power at the breaker. A smoked winding is a fire risk, and it will not fix itself.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a single swing-gate motor replacement in Weatherford, the installed price usually lands between $950 and $2,350. The spread is driven by the motor series, whether you’re replacing one gate leaf or both, and whether we’re reusing your existing arm bracket or installing a new one. Slide-gate motors, because the chain and gear rack sizing matter, run slightly higher on average.

Every quote includes the part number we’ll install, the labor flat, and a line-item for any bracket or wiring work. That’s Clause 1 of The Haven Standard: have it in writing. If we find something else when the cover comes off, we stop, call you with a photo, and the final number gets agreed before we continue. The new motor carries the manufacturer’s part warranty, and our labor on the installation is covered for a full year under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. No argument, no fee, no expiration date debate.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s a narrow band of safe inspection here: check that the gate swings freely by hand with the motor disengaged, and check that the breaker is on and the transformer has power. That’s about it. Once you’re past the cover, you’re into 120-volt or 240-volt wiring on a lot of these Linear units, plus a motor that can hold tension on a gate leaf. That’s not internet-tutorial territory. That’s how people get fingers caught between a moving gate and a post.

We’ve watched homeowners buy a replacement motor online, install it, and then call us anyway because the port settings on the board didn’t match the old wiring. By that point they’ve paid for the part twice and their gate has been down a week. If you’re on the fence, the free estimate costs nothing and tells you exactly what the part number is. Call (940) 353-4158.

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