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AfterFAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement: The Burbank Owner’s Guide
FAAC hinge and roller replacement in Burbank typically runs $165 to $385 installed, depending on which FAAC series you have and whether the hinge post or roller bracket needs fabrication. We stock FAAC-compatible hinge and roller sets on the service trucks, so most Burbank driveways see a same-day fix when the part is a standard S418, S450H, or C720 configuration. The way owners usually find us: the gate starts dragging on the pavement at the free end, leaves a fresh scrape arc in the concrete, or the motor strains against a roller that seized months ago and nobody noticed until it started groaning.
Which FAAC Models This Applies To
Most FAAC swing gate operators in residential Burbank service are the S418 and S450H series, paired with either welded steel tube gates or aluminum picket gates. The hinge and roller requirements differ by gate weight and post type. A welded steel gate that weighs 350 pounds needs a different roller wheel diameter than a 90-pound aluminum gate, and installing the lighter-duty roller under the heavy gate is how you get a flat spot inside six months. The FAAC model number lives on the motor housing label, but the part that drives hinge and roller selection is the gate itself: leaf width, weight, and how the post was set.
On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: FAAC-branded replacement hinges and rollers are well made, but several Burbank owners are surprised to learn that FAAC doesn’t manufacture the gate hardware itself. The hinges and rollers come from the gate fabricator, and quality varies widely. We match the replacement to the gate’s actual load, not just to whatever part number the old one happened to be. When a compatible aftermarket hinge set is equal or better in spec, we’ll say so and price it accordingly. Vance Gate Repair Burbank is an independent service provider, not affiliated with FAAC, and we also stock parts for LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, and Ghost Controls gate operators.
Signs Your FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement Is Failing
- Fresh scrape mark on the driveway. The gate leaf loses height at the free end as the hinge bushing wears, and the bottom corner starts carving an arc into the concrete. That scrape is the gate telling you the hinge pin has play in it.
- Motor sounds like it’s working harder than it should. A seized roller forces the FAAC operator to push against dead friction. The motor gets louder, runs hotter, and the limit switches start tripping early because the load sensor reads the resistance.
- Gate wobbles at the hinge post when you push it by hand. A small amount of flex is normal. A visible side-to-side rock at the hinge means the hinge pin or bushing is worn beyond adjustment, and replacing it sooner beats a bent hinge post later.
- Roller wheel has gone square. We see this a lot in Burbank where gate rollers sit in the direct afternoon sun off Magnolia Boulevard. The nylon wheel degrades, flats on one side, and then every gate cycle thumps instead of rolls.
- Gate stops mid-travel and reverses. This is usually the FAAC’s load sensor doing its job. It detects the drag from a failing roller or hinge and assumes there’s an obstruction. The gate isn’t broken; the hardware underneath it is.
BeforeAfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Burbank, a standard FAAC hinge and roller replacement lands between $165 and $385 for most single-leaf residential gates. The range is driven by three things: gate weight and leaf width, whether the hinge post is solid enough to reuse, and whether the roller bracket needs to be cut off and welded new. Labor is the larger share on a double-leaf gate because everything is done twice and the second leaf has to be re-aligned to match the first. Every replacement gets a written price before we touch a tool, and that price includes the hinge set, the roller, the labor, and the alignment work. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the completed replacement: if the gate sags, binds, or scrapes within a year, we come back and make it right at no additional charge.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely do the diagnostic half on your own. Push the gate by hand and feel where the resistance lives. Watch the roller as the gate travels. Take a photo of the hinge with a coin next to it for scale. But the replacement itself is where we’d stop you, for one reason: a loaded gate leaf is under constant tension, and dropping it off the hinge post without the right support is how fingers get crushed and gates hit the ground. A 300-pound steel leaf doesn’t give second chances. If you want to source the roller or hinge yourself, we’ll install customer-supplied parts with a written note that labor is covered by the Done Right Promise but the part warranty is yours to chase. Most Burbank customers prefer we supply both because the warranty then covers the whole job. For that, call (213) 577-1120.
FAQs
In Burbank’s dry heat, a quality hinge set on a properly balanced gate lasts 7 to 10 years. Rollers go sooner, typically 3 to 5 years, because the constant sun exposure hardens the nylon wheel and the gravel and dirt off the driveway grind the bearing surface. Coastal moisture isn’t the issue here; UV and grit are.
Rollers are almost never worth repairing, since the wheel and bearing are one sealed unit and by the time it’s sloppy or seized it’s done. Hinges can sometimes be restored with a new bushing and pin if the leaf hasn’t sagged enough to damage the post, but on most residential Burbank gates the labor to rebuild a hinge exceeds the cost of a replacement hinge set. We’ll tell you which one you’re looking at before any work begins.
A standard single-leaf FAAC gate hinge and roller swap takes 90 minutes to two hours on-site. A double-leaf gate with re-alignment and welded bracket work can run three to four hours. We give you that window in writing with the price before we start.
Yes, we stock the common FAAC-compatible hinge and roller configurations on our service trucks. When the part is a standard size for an S418 or S450H gate, the swap happens same-day in most Burbank neighborhoods. For heavier or odd-sized leaves, we source the part and schedule the install within a few days. Call (213) 577-1120 and we’ll match the part to your gate’s weight and measurements before we arrive.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner, Vance Gate Repair Burbank at Vance Gate Repair Burbank, serving Burbank and nearby areas.