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Linear Gate Motor Replacement: The North Hollywood Owner’s Guide

A Linear gate motor replacement in North Hollywood typically runs $850 to $1,450 installed, depending on the model and how much of the arm or control board needs to go with it. We stock Linear-compatible motors and swing arms on our trucks and, more often than not, we can have your gate opening again the same afternoon. What usually brings a homeowner to this page is a gate that starts opening halfway, makes a coffee-grinder noise, or simply stops answering the remote at the worst possible moment.

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At Ironworks Gate Co., we have been swapping out failed Linear operators across the San Fernando Valley for years, and we know exactly which failure points to check before we recommend a full motor replacement. Sometimes the motor is fine and the capacitor or limit switch is the problem. We will tell you which one it is, straight, before any money changes hands.

Key takeaways:

• Replacement cost is quoted and agreed before we start; no surprises on the bill.
• Most Linear gate motor replacements in North Hollywood are finished in one visit.
• We service nine automation brands, and Linear is one of the ones we see most often.
• Every job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise.

Which Linear Models This Applies To

Linear gate operators fall into two broad families, and identifying yours correctly is the difference between a clean repair and a call-back. The Linear LRA series (LRA050, LRA071, LRA281, and similar) is the residential swing-arm workhorse you find on thousands of driveway gates in North Hollywood and the surrounding foothills. The Linear SL series and the heavier APeX and MegaCode lines serve slide gates and larger estate entries. If your operator is a Linear board driving an external arm, the motor itself is usually a 24V DC unit inside the operator housing, not a separate part on the gate post.

The fastest way to identify what you have is to read the label on the side of the operator cover. You will see a model number that starts with two or three letters followed by digits (LRA, SL, APeX). Write that down before you call. If the label is sun-faded past reading, our technicians can identify the unit by the board layout and arm style on site.

One thing to know about OEM versus aftermarket for Linear specifically: genuine Linear motors are reliable, but the aftermarket equivalents we stock for LRA-series arms have proven to outlast the originals in San Fernando Valley heat by a solid margin. The original Linear arm motors tended to run hot when the gate hinges were even slightly out of alignment, and that heat is what cooks the windings. A quality aftermarket motor with better thermal tolerance, paired with a hinge adjustment we will make anyway, often gives you five to seven more years of service than the original part.

Ironworks Gate Co. is an independent service provider. We are not affiliated with Linear or its parent company, but we have been installing and replacing their operators for decades.

Signs Your Linear Gate Motor Replacement Is Failing

• The arm moves halfway and reverses. The motor’s internal force sensor has degraded and is misreading the gate weight as an obstruction. This is the number-one warning sign we see on LRA-series arms in North Hollywood.
• A low grinding or humming noise with no gate movement. The motor’s capacitor has died, so the arm has no starting torque. The motor itself may still be salvageable, but we will confirm before we quote a full replacement.
• The gate works from the wall button but not the remote. That points to the receiver, not the motor. We check this first so you do not pay for a motor you do not need.
• Gate travel is noticeably slower than it used to be. Worn motor brushes or a tired drive gear. This creeps up over months, and most owners do not notice until a neighbor asks why the gate takes so long.
• The gate stops at random positions and resets itself. The internal limit mechanism is failing. On older Linear units this is a known wear point, particularly where the gate has been banging against the open stop for years.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

A Linear gate motor replacement in North Hollywood runs $850 to $1,450 installed for most residential single-gate setups. The spread comes down to three things: which Linear model you have, whether the arm assembly needs to go with the motor, and whether your gate’s hinges are so far out of alignment that the old motor died young. We will not replace a motor and leave a hinge problem behind, because that is how you buy a second motor.

The price we quote includes the part, the labor, the alignment work, and the programming of your existing remotes and keypad. Before we turn a single bolt, you will have a written number in front of you. That number does not change unless something genuinely new is discovered, and we will get your sign-off before touching it. Every job is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, no fine print.

DIY or Call Us?

There are a few things an owner can safely check before calling us: make sure the operator has power, check that the manual release lever is fully engaged, and verify that no branch or debris is wedged against the gate itself. That is quick, safe, and worth doing.

What we do not recommend is opening the operator housing. Linear gate motors run on 24V DC inside the box, but the incoming line voltage is right there on the board, and the arm is under mechanical load. A slip with a screwdriver on a live board is a hospital trip. And if the manual release is partially engaged while the motor is trying to run, the arm can kick hard enough to break a finger. When the motor itself has failed, let one of our technicians handle the swap. We bring the part, the tools, and the forty-plus years of knowing which wire goes where. Call (925) 693-7978 and we will be there when we say.

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