Linear Gate Motor Replacement Nationwide

Linear Gate Motor Replacement: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide

A Linear gate motor replacement in Fort Worth typically runs $650 to $1,450 installed, depending on the model and what failed. Our truck carries Linear-compatible motors and control boards for the most common series, and we can usually complete the swap in one visit. Most homeowners discover the problem the hard way: the gate stops mid-swing, makes a grinding noise, or simply won’t respond to the remote anymore.

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When a Linear motor gives out, it’s rarely a surprise to us. We see the same failure patterns across Fort Worth neighborhoods, from Benbrook to Saginaw. Heat-soaked capacitor failure in July. Stripped gear teeth after years of wind load on a solid steel gate. A control board that took one too many North Texas lightning-adjacent surges. Whatever the cause, the fix starts with matching the right replacement to the exact Linear model sitting on your driveway.

Key Takeaways

• Linear gate motors installed by Ironworks Gate Co. run $650 to $1,450, parts and labor included
• We stock Linear-compatible motors and boards on the truck for same-visit replacement in most cases
• Free estimates, upfront pricing settled before work begins, and a written 90-Day Done Right Promise
• Call (817) 562-7979 any hour, any day. A live person answers.

Which Linear Models This Applies To

Linear built its reputation on the SL and LA series of swing gate operators, along with the LS series for slide gates. The most common units we replace in Fort Worth are the Linear SL-1 and SL-2 swing operators, the LA412 and LA500 arm operators, and the LS2100 slide motor. Each series has its own bolt pattern, arm configuration, and control board, and they are not interchangeable.

The gotcha that trips up most homeowners is the control board. A Linear SL motor from 2012 and a Linear SL motor from 2019 may share the same housing but use entirely different boards. Before we install anything, we read the label on the motor itself and the board revision number printed on the PCB. That’s the only way to get the right part the first time.

On the OEM versus aftermarket question, we’re straightforward with our customers. For Linear motors specifically, we install genuine Linear replacement parts when the unit is still in production. For discontinued models where Linear no longer supplies parts, we use quality aftermarket equivalents that match the motor’s voltage, current draw, and mechanical mounting dimensions precisely. We don’t put a generic motor on a Linear arm and call it done. The geometry has to be right or the gate will never close square again.

Signs Your Linear Gate Motor Replacement Is Failing

• Motor hums but the gate doesn’t move. This is almost always a failed capacitor in Linear swing motors. The capacitor provides the starting torque, and in Fort Worth heat it’s the first component to cook. The motor is still good; the capacitor swap is a lower-cost fix than full motor replacement.
• Gate opens a few feet and stops. On LA-series arm operators, this usually means the internal limit switches or the board is losing position. Left alone, the gate will eventually refuse to move at all.
• Metal-on-metal grinding from the operator housing. The gear train inside a Linear motor is steel on steel, but it’s lubricated for a reason. Once the factory grease breaks down in Texas heat, the gears wear fast. The sound means replacement time, not a lube job.
• Remote only works from a few feet away. This often points to a failing receiver board inside the operator, not a weak battery in the remote. If a fresh remote battery doesn’t fix it, the board is likely on borrowed time.
• Gate drifts or sags after closing. On slide gates, a worn motor brake lets the gate coast. On swing gates, a failing motor can’t hold position against the wind. Either way, the motor is no longer doing its whole job.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Fort Worth, expect to pay $650 to $1,450 for a Linear gate motor replacement, installed. Entry-level SL-series swing motors on lightweight residential gates fall at the lower end. Larger gates, slide operators like the LS2100, or units that need a new control board along with the motor land at the upper end of that range.

Every quote includes the motor, all mounting hardware, full wiring verification, limit switch calibration, and testing under load. We settle the price before we turn a wrench. If the old motor damaged the arm or the hinge hardware on its way out, we’ll point that out separately and give you a written number for that work too. No surprises on the bill, and the whole job is covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

Standing offers worth knowing: $50 off any repair over $250, and a permanent 5% senior and veteran discount.

DIY or Call Us?

What you can safely check yourself: the breaker supplying the gate operator, whether the manual release lever is engaged, and whether the remote battery is fresh. Those three things account for maybe a quarter of the “dead gate” calls we get, and they cost nothing to look at.

What we don’t recommend is opening the operator housing on a Linear swing motor and attempting a motor swap as a DIY project. The capacitor inside holds a charge that can knock you back even with the power off, the gearing is under spring tension, and the limit switch timing is easy to get wrong. If the gate is heavy, that’s serious stored energy. We’ve followed behind enough attempted DIY repairs in Fort Worth to know the pattern: a $200 part becomes a $1,400 repair once the wiring harness is cut and the arm geometry is thrown out of square.

If the gate doesn’t open when it should and close when it should, nothing else about it matters much. Call (817) 562-7979 and we’ll send a technician who works on Linear equipment every week.

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