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Linear Gate Motor & Opener in Fort Worth: What to Know First

Linear gate motor and opener repair in Fort Worth typically runs $160 to $480 depending on what failed, and most jobs are done the same day we show up. We’re an independent Linear service provider, not a manufacturer warranty station, which means we diagnose the actual problem before touching anything and we tell you upfront what it costs before any work starts. If you own a Linear gate opener and it’s grinding, dead, or only works when it feels like it, call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll get you sorted.

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This page is for Fort Worth homeowners and property managers who already have a Linear opener on a driveway gate, swing gate, or slide gate and need someone who knows these motors inside out. Not the brand’s own help line. Not a parts catalog. Just straight answers about what fails on Linear units in North Texas and what it takes to fix them right.

How Linear Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

Linear made a lot of gate openers over the years, and Fort Worth is full of them. Some are still running fine after fifteen years. Others fail in ways you can predict once you’ve seen a few hundred of them. Here’s what we actually find:

• Linear LDO series (the old screw-drive slab motors) - limit switch failure. These units were everywhere in the 2000s. The limit switches wear out and the gate starts slamming at the end of travel or stopping two feet short of closed. We replace the switch assembly rather than the whole motor. The motor itself is usually fine, and a $40 part beats a $900 replacement every time.
• Linear APeX and PRO series - capacitor failure on the control board. This is the classic “it just hums and won’t move” symptom. The start capacitor on the board dries out in the Texas heat, especially on west-facing gates that bake all afternoon. We keep quality aftermarket capacitors in the truck that match OEM specs. No waiting on a parts order.
• Linear slide gate operators (SLIDE/ESL series) - plastic drive gears stripping. After years of dirt and grit building up on the rack, we see the external plastic drive sprocket strip clean. When we fix it, we clean and re-align the rack before installing the new gear. Skip the rack alignment and you’ll be right back here in eight months. We don’t skip it.
• Linear M-series swing arms - seized pivot and bent arms on windy sites. Fort Worth gets real wind, especially out toward the open country past Benbrook and up around Saginaw. A Linear swing arm catches that wind and the pivot wears oval. We weld repairs on site when the post mount is the problem, which saves a whole bracket replacement and usually a day of wait time.
• Battery backup units - dead batteries that got ignored. Linear’s battery backup add-ons are common on Fort Worth gates because the power out here does flicker. But the batteries are sealed lead acid and they don’t last forever. Symptom: the gate works fine, then the first time power blips, it won’t open at all. We test the battery under load, not just with a meter. A battery that reads 12 volts sitting there can still be dead under load.

The pattern on Linear is honest: the motors and boards are built well, but the wear parts around them get neglected. We fix what’s actually wrong. We don’t sell you a new opener because a switch wore out. Hal has been doing this since 2001 and putting a whole new motor in when a limit switch fails is exactly the kind of sloppy work that irritates him to no end.

Our Linear Gate Motor & Opener Process

When you call about a Linear opener, here’s what actually happens, start to finish:

1. 1
   You call (817) 241-4067. A live person answers. You describe what the gate is doing. We give you a straight answer about whether it sounds like a quick fix or something bigger, and we set a time window we’ll actually keep.
2. 2
   We show up and test. Not a five-minute glance. We check the board, the limits, the capacitor, the gear train, the photo eyes, and the power at the source. On a Linear swing arm we check the pivot and the mounting post. On a slide motor we check the rack alignment and the drive sprocket.
3. 3
   You get a written price before we touch a single part. Not a “probably somewhere around.” A number. Agreed to before work begins. If we find something else after we open it up, we stop and call you first. Nobody wants a surprise invoice. We’re not in that business.
4. 4
   Parts go in. Where OEM Linear parts are the right call and available, we use them. Where a good aftermarket part matches or beats the original spec at half the money, we’ll tell you that too and let you decide. On wear items like limit switches and capacitors, the aftermarket stuff is often identical to what Linear put in originally. Hal will be plain about what he’d put on his own gate.
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   We test it the way you’ll use it. Full open, full close, obstruction test, then we run it a dozen times so the limits settle. We adjust the force settings so the gate stops if it meets resistance, not after it’s hit whatever was in the way. Then we run the manual release and put it back together so you know how to open the gate if the power’s out.
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   You get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something we fixed isn’t right, you call and Hal comes back. No argument, no charge for labor on the same repair. It’s stamped on the invoice, not buried in fine print.

What Linear Gate Motor & Opener Costs in Fort Worth

Here’s what we typically see on Linear work in the Fort Worth market:

• Limit switch replacement: $160-$240
• Control board capacitor replacement: $180-$260
• Full control board replacement (aftermarket or OEM): $300-$550 depending on model
• Drive gear or sprocket replacement on slide operators: $220-$380
• Swing arm repair with on-site welding: $350-$650 depending on post condition
• Complete Linear opener replacement installed: $1,400-$2,800 depending on gate size and type

What moves the price: access to the motor, whether the gate is steel tube or ornamental iron, whether we’re welding on site, and parts availability. The quote you get is the price you pay. No trip charge inside Tarrant County. Estimates are always free. Call (817) 241-4067 and get a number you can plan around.

Why Fort Worth Homeowners Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Linear Work

We’ve been at this in Fort Worth since 2001. Hal Gatewood is the owner, his name is on the invoice, and he answers the phone. Not a service that rhymes with our name but isn’t us. Not someone reading a script in another state. When a Linear gate opener fails, you want the person who shows up to have actually repaired a Linear opener before, and that’s every day for us.

We also service the other big brands you might have on another gate: LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, DoorKing. If your Linear unit is beyond saving and a different brand makes more sense for your gate and your budget, we’ll tell you straight what we’d install if it were our house. Every repair carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Every call is answered by a person, 24 hours a day. And there’s $40 off any repair over $200, plus a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Give me a call - that’s my real number, and I’ll pick up.

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