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FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

We stock and install FAAC-compatible hinge and roller replacements for most residential FAAC swing-gate models, with typical installed pricing in Fort Lauderdale running between $240 and $480 per hinge assembly depending on the model and whether the gate leaf needs to be lifted off its post. Most replacements are completed same-day since we carry common FAAC hinge and roller kits on the truck. You’ll usually discover this part has failed the hard way: the gate starts dragging on the driveway, makes a grinding noise mid-swing, or visibly sags so the lock no longer lines up with the strike plate. In Fort Lauderdale’s salt air and daily rain cycles, a FAAC hinge roller that’s been running since 2016 or earlier is living on borrowed time.

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Here’s the short version: if the gate still opens and closes but sounds rough, leans, or shudders, the hinge assembly is the first place we look – and in most cases, replacement is faster and cheaper than two or three return trips to patch a failing part.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

FAAC swing-gate systems in Fort Lauderdale break into two rough camps: the older 400-series operators (412, 415, 422) paired with heavy ornamental iron gates, and the newer S418, S450H, and C720 series that dominate residential installs here. The hinge and roller assembly is the mechanical pivot point where the gate leaf hangs from the post, and FAAC specifies different hinge body widths depending on gate weight and leaf width. A 14-foot gate leaf needs a wider hinge than a 9-foot leaf, and mixing them up is a quick path to premature roller wear.

The fastest identification method is the label on your operator, but when the label has faded (and in Fort Lauderdale sun, they all fade), we measure the hinge body width and the roller diameter. FAAC uses metric-spec rollers on most residential series – 58mm, 62mm, and 70mm are the common sizes. We carry OEM FAAC replacement hinges and rollers, and in our honest assessment, the OEM FAAC rollers are worth the premium here. The aftermarket equivalents we’ve tested are fine for lighter gates but wear noticeably faster on anything over 600 pounds. Your gate installer chose the roller diameter for a reason; we match it exactly.

Signs Your FAAC Hinge & Roller Replacement Is Failing

• The gate drags or scrapes the driveway at the far end. This is the roller bearing binding or the roller wheel developing a flat spot. The gate operator keeps pushing, but the pivot can’t turn smoothly, so the leaf dips at the tip.
• A rhythmic squeak or groan mid-swing. If the noise repeats at the same point in the travel every time, you’re hearing a roller bearing that’s grinding metal-on-metal. Grease won’t save it once the seal has failed and Fort Lauderdale humidity has done its work inside.
• The gate leaf sags visibly when open. Stand at the post and sight down the top rail. Any drop of more than a half inch means the hinge body has worn or the roller axle has bent. The operator compensates until it can’t – and then you get a burned-out capacitor or a stripped gearbox on top of the hinge problem.
• The operator struggles, then reverses, then completes the cycle on the second try. The FAAC control board is reading resistance from the failing hinge as an obstruction. It’s not the photo-eye; it’s the pivot binding and amping up the motor draw.
• Lock alignment drifts. If the maglock or solenoid bracket no longer lines up month to month, the hinge roller is wearing incrementally and changing the gate’s resting angle. In Fort Lauderdale’s daily thermal expansion cycles, this drift compounds faster than in drier climates.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a standard FAAC residential swing gate in Fort Lauderdale, expect to pay:

• Single hinge and roller replacement: $240-$320 installed, including the OEM FAAC hinge assembly and roller.
• Both hinge assemblies (top and bottom): $380-$480 installed, which is what we recommend if one has failed and the other is original to the gate.
• Gate leaf removal and re-hang: $120-$180 additional when the gate is too heavy or too rusted at the post to swap the hinge in place.

Every quote is written and handed to you before any work starts. The price you approve is the price you pay – no surprise invoice at the end. The replacement includes the hinge body, roller, fresh grease at the pivot points, bolt replacement where corrosion has eaten the originals, and a photographed record of the old part, the new part number, and the finished install. That record is yours to keep, under Clause 4 of the Haven Standard. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work: if the hinge or roller we install fails within a year, we make it right at no charge.

DIY or Call Us?

What you can safely check: the visible roller condition, the gap between gate leaf and post, and whether the gate has dropped relative to the operator bracket. Write down what you find. What goes wrong in DIY land: removing a hinge from a loaded gate leaf. The gate leaf is under constant leverage – on a 12-foot iron gate, that’s several hundred pounds resting on the hinge body. Unbolt the wrong hinge first and the leaf pivots unpredictably. We’ve seen hands pinned and operators pulled off their mounts. If the gate needs to come off the post, that’s our job.

If the diagnosis points to a hinge and roller, call (754) 399-1474 and tell us what the gate is doing. We’ll bring the part, the lift equipment if needed, and a written price before we touch a bolt.

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