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FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement: The McKinney Owner’s Guide

We stock and install FAAC-compatible hinge and roller replacement parts, with installed pricing in McKinney typically running $240 to $480 per hinge set depending on the gate’s weight and which FAAC series you have. Most hinge and roller replacements on FAAC systems are completed in one visit, and our trucks carry the most common FAAC hinge pins, bushings, and roller assemblies so you’re not waiting on a parts order. Owners usually discover the problem the same way: the gate has started dragging on the operator, scraping the driveway, or leaning just enough that the lock no longer lines up. By the time you hear metal on concrete, the hinge or roller has already been wearing for months.

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The hinge and roller are the load-bearing heart of your FAAC gate. When they’re shot, every open and close cycle puts extra strain on the operator, and left alone, that strain turns a $300 hinge job into a $1,400 operator replacement. We’d rather catch it early.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

FAAC hinge and roller replacement covers the full residential swing-gate line we see across McKinney: the 390, 391, 400, 412, 415, 422, and 770 series, along with the S418 and S450 operators commonly paired with them. The hinge side handles the gate’s weight at the post; the roller side carries the leaf at the open end so it doesn’t sag into the driveway. FAAC uses a specific hinge geometry: the post-bracket bolt pattern on a 412 is not the same as on a 770, and mixing them leaves the gate half a degree out of plumb after a few hundred cycles.

The fastest way to identify your exact hinge and roller setup is to check the plate or sticker on the operator arm for the series number, then measure the hinge pin diameter. Most residential FAAC gates use a ¾-inch or 1-inch pin, and the roller bracket is usually a 2- or 3-bolt pattern. We carry both OEM FAAC hinges and quality aftermarket equivalents, and we’re honest about when each makes sense. For gates under 400 pounds, a properly spec’d aftermarket hinge from Eagle or Topens lasts as long as OEM at about 60% of the cost. For heavier estate gates over 600 pounds, we recommend OEM FAAC hardware. The metallurgy difference shows up in the pin wear at the three-year mark.

Signs Your FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement Is Failing

• The gate drags or scrapes at the latch end. This is the roller or the hinge pin wearing down. The gate leaf drops a half-inch or more and the operator has to work harder to drag it through the arc, which burns out capacitors faster.
• The gate leans toward the driveway when open. A worn hinge pin lets the leaf tip inward. On FAAC systems especially, this changes the geometry the operator expects, and the motor compensates by drawing more current on every cycle.
• The gate shudders or jerks through the middle of its travel. That’s usually a dry or flat-spotted roller binding against the track or driveway. The operator fights it, and the shudder you feel at the gate is torque feedback through the arm.
• The lock or maglock no longer aligns. This is a dead giveaway that the hinge has sagged. The gate leaf closes where it closes, not where it used to, and the lock posts are now a quarter-inch off.
• You hear metal-on-metal grinding near the post. That’s a seized hinge bushing. The pin isn’t rotating inside the bushing anymore; the whole assembly is grinding. We see this most often on McKinney gates that went years without being greased through a couple of wet winters.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For most FAAC residential gates in McKinney, a hinge and roller replacement runs between $240 and $480 installed, with the parts themselves accounting for roughly $90 to $220 depending on whether you go aftermarket or OEM. The labor is the larger share, because doing this job right means un-weighting the gate, pulling the leaf off enough to swap the hardware, re-hanging it square, and adjusting the operator stops and lock alignment afterward. That’s a two-hour job on a single swing, three-plus on a dual swing.

Every hinge and roller job includes the full re-alignment: we don’t just bolt new parts on a sagging gate and call it done. The gate gets re-squared, the posts get checked for movement, the operator limits get reset, and the lock gets adjusted. You’ll have the price in writing before we start, and the work is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely check a few things before calling: look at the hinge pin for visible wear or rust bloom, grab the gate at the latch end and lift to feel for play, and watch the roller as the gate opens to see if it’s turning or skidding. Those checks cost nothing and help you describe the problem accurately when you call. What we do not recommend is pulling a gate leaf off its hinges yourself. These gates regularly weigh 300 to 800 pounds. An un-balanced leaf can shift suddenly, and a broken hinge pin under load becomes a missile. Even experienced welders get a second set of hands for this.

If you’ve confirmed the hinge or roller is the problem, or if the gate is leaning enough that it binds, call us at (430) 226-4507. We’ll quote the parts and labor before the work begins, and Victor Salinas usually answers the phone himself or has his daughter on the line within two rings.

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