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Linear Gate Motor & Opener in Wylie: What to Know First

Linear gate motor and opener repair in Wylie typically runs $225 to $480 for most component-level fixes, and we complete the large majority of Linear jobs in a single visit. Replacement operators, when the old unit isn’t worth saving, usually land between $1,100 and $2,400 installed depending on the model and gate weight. As an independent Linear service provider, Ironworks Gate Co. is not affiliated with or authorized by Linear, but our technicians work on Linear equipment every week across Wylie and know the line’s habits better than most.

Call (432) 249-5492

This page is written for the homeowner whose Linear opener quit last night or has been acting up for a month and is finally done with it. If that’s you, call (432) 249-5492 and a live person will pick up. We’ll tell you straight what the problem likely is before we ever schedule the truck.

How Linear Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

Linear has made solid operators for decades, but every brand has its patterns. Here’s what we actually find when we open up Linear units on Wylie driveways:

• Linear LDO series gear wear. The LDO models, common on older estate gates around Wylie’s established neighborhoods off FM 544 and Brown Street, have a spur gear that strips before the motor ever gives out. You’ll hear the motor run but the gate won’t move. The operator’s not dead - it’s a $90 to $140 internal gear replacement, and it beats scrapping a perfectly good board and motor.
• Control board capacitor failure after North Texas storms. Wylie gets its share of lightning and power surges, and Linear circuit boards absorb that punishment directly. We regularly replace blown capacitors and repair damaged board traces instead of quoting a full board swap, which runs $300 to $600 from the factory. If the board is salvageable, Victor is the kind to solder it back to rights.
• Limit switch drift on slide gates. Linear slide operators depend on magnetic limit stops that shift over time, especially on gravel drives where wheels catch and the gate jerks. The symptom is the gate stopping short or slamming the post. We re-set the limits and anchor the magnets properly, and the gate closes like the day it was hung.
• Ghost battery drainage in the APeX series. Linear’s APeX boards can draw phantom current when a relay sticks, which kills the battery backup in days rather than years. We find the sticking relay, clean or replace it, and confirm the parasitic draw is gone before we leave. That’s a hundred-dollar fix that prevents a dead gate during the next outage.
• Photocell misalignment from Wylie’s clay soil movement. The black clay east of Dallas expands and contracts hard with the seasons, and it shifts gate posts by fractions of an inch. Entrapment sensors that were aligned ten years ago slowly drift out of line, and the gate refuses to close or reverses mid-travel. We re-align the photo eyes and often re-shim the post brackets so the fix holds through the next dry summer.

Our Linear Gate Motor & Opener Process

Here’s how a Linear job goes when you call Ironworks Gate Co.:

1. 1
   You call (432) 249-5492 and tell us what the gate is doing. A live person answers, day or night. No voicemail tree, no callback queue. Tell us what it’s doing wrong, and we’ll tell you what it actually needs, likely before we hang up.
2. 2
   We confirm the model and the symptom on the phone. Knowing it’s an LDO versus an APeX versus a swing-arm changes the parts we load. We show up with what’s likely needed instead of making the truck run back to the shop on your dime.
3. 3
   The technician diagnoses on-site and quotes before any work. The price is agreed before a single bolt is turned. No surprises on the bill, ever.
4. 4
   We decide: OEM Linear part or quality aftermarket. For control boards and safety edges, we typically recommend genuine Linear components to protect any existing warranty and keep integration clean. For gears, chains, and hardware, a quality aftermarket part often matches OEM at a better price. We tell you the difference and let you choose.
5. 5
   We repair, then test with a loaded cycle. Not just open-close once. We run the gate through a full cycle with a load, check the force settings, verify the auto-reverse, and watch it settle.
6. 6
   You get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Every job, every time. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.

What Linear Gate Motor & Opener Costs in Wylie

Straight numbers, because that’s how we do business:

• Diagnostic service call: $70 to $110, applied toward the repair if you approve the work.
• Gear or chain replacement: $180 to $340.
• Control board repair: $120 to $280 when board-level repair is viable.
• Control board replacement: $350 to $650 depending on the Linear series.
• Full operator replacement: $1,100 to $2,400 installed, labor and setup included.
• Battery backup replacement: $200 to $400 on APeX and other battery-equipped models.

What moves the price: gate weight, slide vs. swing, whether the existing wiring and safety edges are in good shape, and how far the gate sits from the nearest power source. Every quote is exact before we start, not an estimate we walk past later. Call (432) 249-5492 for a free estimate on any Linear repair or replacement.

Why Wylie Homeowners Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Linear Work

Victor Salinas grew up near the old downtown square in Wylie and learned the mechanical and welding side of this trade at Collin College in McKinney. He built his reputation fixing what other crews left half-finished, and the homeowners around Wylie who’ve called him since the 90s know he gives a straight answer before he gives a price. That’s the company standard.

We’re trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands: Linear, LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and four more. That matters because when a Linear unit shares a driveway with a Ghost Controls keypad or a LiftMaster receiver, we fix the whole system in one trip instead of pointing at the other guy’s work and handing you a new invoice. Every job is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Done right, and backed in writing.

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