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Linear Gate Motor & Opener in West Hollywood: What to Know First

We repair and install Linear gate motors and openers in West Hollywood, and most jobs are done same-day or within 24 hours once we diagnose the problem. A typical Linear motor repair in West Hollywood runs $185 to $425 depending on whether we’re replacing a control board, limit switch, or the motor itself; a full opener replacement with new arms and brackets usually lands between $650 and $1,150. If you own a Linear gate in West Hollywood and it’s grinding, stalling, or refusing to close, call us at (323) 677-4063 and Hal will tell you what he thinks before we ever roll a truck.

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This page is for the homeowner who already has a Linear gate opener and wants to know why it failed, what it’ll cost to fix, and who in West Hollywood actually understands the brand well enough to do it right the first time.

How Linear Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Linear LSO/RSO series swing arms - the capacitor dies quietly, then the gate won’t start. The LSO and RSO swing gate operators are common up in the hillside driveways of West Hollywood, and the single most frequent failure is the start capacitor. The motor hums but won’t turn, or trips the breaker on demand. We keep the right capacitor values on the truck and test the winding before we swap anything, because a bad cap sometimes masks a dragging motor.
• Linear LRA slide operators - the chain tension bolt backs out and the gate slams or stalls mid-run. On the LRA series (the slide gate workhorses on longer West Hollywood driveways), the chain tensioner bolt can work loose after a few thousand cycles. The gate starts jerking, the chain rattles, and the limit switches lose their reference. We re-tension, re-set the limits, and add a jam nut so it stays put. Ten minutes of adjustment, and it saves you a new board.
• Linear APeX boards - the relay welds closed and one direction quits. The APeX control boards (used across a lot of Linear models from the mid-2010s) have relays that can weld in the closed position. The gate opens fine but refuses to close, or the motor runs okay but the safety inputs won’t register. We test the relay with a meter before condemning the board, because sometimes it’s a stuck obstruction sensor giving you the exact same symptom.
• Linear battery backup packs - they swell in the heat and take the terminals with them. In West Hollywood summers, the sealed lead-acid batteries in Linear battery backup kits cook. They swell, leak, and corrode the spade terminals on the wiring harness. A battery swap is cheap; a harness replacement takes another 20 minutes. We check the terminals on every battery backup call, because skipping that step is how you get a “new” battery that still won’t hold a charge.
• Linear photoelectric sensors - sun glare and sprinkler overspray trip them constantly. The Linear MBS and compatible photo eyes are finicky around Southern California light. Direct sunlight, grass clippings, and sprinkler mist can all trip the sensor and lock the gate half-open. We aim, shield, and recalibrate them. That’s usually a service call, not a parts replacement, and it’s the first thing we check when a West Hollywood gate won’t close at sunset.

Our Linear Gate Motor & Opener Process

Here’s how a Linear gate motor and opener job goes when you call Gatewood Fence & Gate.

1. 1
   You call and a live person answers. You tell us what the gate is doing. Hal listens, asks a few questions, and gives you a straight guess on the phone. No script, no ticket number.
2. 2
   We show up and test before we touch anything. We check incoming voltage, capacitor health, limit switch continuity, and board function. If it’s a slide gate, we check chain tension first. Swing arms get a hinge and bracket inspection, because a gate motor usually destroys itself on a binding hinge.
3. 3
   We show you what’s failed and what it needs. We explain whether we’re using an OEM Linear part or a quality aftermarket equivalent, and why. You know the price before we pick up a tool.
4. 4
   We do the repair or swap, then cycle the gate a half-dozen times. We adjust limits, force settings, and safety inputs until the gate opens and closes clean every time.
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   We clean up and hand you the warranty in writing. Every Linear motor repair and installation carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it isn’t right, we return and make it right. We also leave the old parts with you unless you tell us to haul them.

What Linear Gate Motor & Opener Costs in West Hollywood

These are the numbers we see most often in West Hollywood, and they’re the same numbers we quote over the phone.

• Service call and diagnostic: No trip charge inside the county. Diagnostic labor runs $85 to $125, applied to the repair if you approve it.
• Capacitor replacement (LSO/RSO swing arms): $45 to $95 including the part.
• Limit switch replacement or adjustment: $75 to $140.
• Control board repair or replacement (APeX or equivalent): $180 to $390 depending on the board and whether it’s a direct Linear replacement.
• Full motor replacement (swing arm, LSO/RSO family): $450 to $780 installed.
• Full slide gate motor swap (LRA family): $650 to $1,150 installed.

What moves the price: whether the gate itself has mechanical damage (bad hinge, bent track, warped panel), whether the existing wiring is in good shape, and whether you want OEM Linear parts or a quality aftermarket equivalent. We tell you all of that before we start. Every price is quoted and agreed before any work begins, and the senior and veteran discount takes 10% off labor on every job. Call (323) 677-4063 for a free estimate.

Why West Hollywood Homeowners Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Linear Work

Hal Gatewood has been fixing Linear openers in West Hollywood since 2001. He knows the hillside driveways off Laurel Canyon, where a gate that won’t open means you’re walking up the slope with groceries. He also knows the difference between a Linear board that can be saved and one that’s beyond the point of reasonable repair, because he learned the electrical side at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has been reading schematics for two decades.

We’re an independent Linear service provider, not a factory affiliate. That means we fix what’s actually wrong instead of pushing a full system replacement. We also service LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, so if you’ve got a mixed install or a neighbor with a different brand, we can handle it all in one trip. Every job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and a live person answers our phone 24/7. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.

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