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Linear Gate Repair in San Antonio: What to Know First

Linear gate repair in San Antonio typically runs $185 to $620 depending on whether you’re dealing with a bad control board, a failed actuator arm, or a hinge that’s pulled out of the post. We’re an independent Linear service provider, not a factory warranty center, and most repairs are completed the same day we diagnose the issue. You’ll get a written price before we touch anything, and you’ll never pay for a part you didn’t approve. If your Linear opener is clicking but not moving, the gate binds when it swings, or the keypad stopped talking to the board, call (325) 252-5195. This page is for San Antonio homeowners with Linear swing and slide gate systems on their property, whether it’s an older Linear APeX controller or a newer Linear PRO series operator. We can usually diagnose the failure over the phone, and dispatch is straightforward.

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How Linear Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

Linear builds solid gate hardware, but every brand has its habits. After years of working on Linear systems across San Antonio, we know what these units do when they’re tired.

• Linear APeX controller boards blow the power relay. The APeX line was common in San Antonio subdivisions built between 2005 and 2015. The board’s power relay handles the initial surge when the motor kicks on, and after years of that surge, the relay contacts burn. The symptom is the controller still lights up and the keypad still beeps, but the gate won’t move. We replace the relay or the board, and we check the motor’s amp draw before we close the panel, because high amperage is what killed the relay in the first place.
• Linear PRO series actuator arms corrode at the clevis pin. The PRO series uses a stainless clevis pin at the actuator mounting point. Stainless on stainless is normally fine, but San Antonio’s mineral-heavy irrigation water plus the heat accelerates galvanic corrosion where the pin meets the bracket. That’s a seized gate that the motor keeps fighting. We remove the pin, clean or replace the bushing, and use a marine-grade anti-seize compound so the joint stays free. This is a San Antonio-specific failure we see constantly.
• Linear MDR sliding gate motors develop encoder drift. The MDR line has a magnetic encoder that tracks gate position. When the encoder drifts, the gate starts landing short of the closed position or overruns the open limit and slams. The fix is a limit reset and encoder recalibration, not a new motor. On older MDR units we also inspect the drive chain and lube the rail, because a tight chain adds load the encoder wasn’t designed to read.
• Linear MegaCode receivers stop responding to remotes after power surges. San Antonio thunderstorms are hard on gate electronics. MegaCode receivers are robust, but a near-ground lightning strike can scramble the rolling-code memory. If the board still powers up but no remote will activate the gate, the receiver often just needs a full memory clear and re-programming. We do that on-site and test every remote before we leave.
• Linear loop detectors false-trigger or fail open on older installations. The in-ground loop that tells the gate “a car is here” breaks down over time, especially in San Antonio’s expansive clay soil. When the loop fails, the gate either won’t auto-close or vacillates without a car present. Testing the loop frequency with a meter tells us if it’s a detector board issue or a broken loop wire. If it’s the wire, we run fresh loop saw cuts and re-pull the cable.

Our Linear Gate Repair Process

Our service isn’t complicated. We show up, find the failure, tell you what the repair costs, and get the gate working again. Here’s what that looks like on a Linear job in San Antonio.

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   You call, a live person answers. We ask what the gate is doing, what the model number on the controller says, and whether the keypad or remote does anything. That conversation usually saves us a truck roll.
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   We diagnose in person. Our technician arrives with the part families that Linear gates commonly need: control boards, MegaCode receiver modules, actuator bushings, limit switches, and hinge hardware. We test the power supply, the board output voltage, and the motor draw before we conclude anything.
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   You get a written price. Before any work begins, we hand you a price with parts and labor broken out. If we have a choice between a factory Linear part and a quality aftermarket equivalent, we quote both and explain the practical difference. The decision is yours.
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   We do the repair. We use shoe covers and drop cloths whenever we’re inside your home, and we keep tools quiet if kids are napping. We clean up after ourselves and take a photo of the clean-up before we leave. That’s just how we work.
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   We test the gate until it’s right. We cycle the gate several times, check the safety sensors, re-teach the remotes, and confirm the auto-close timer is set the way you want it. We also look for the next thing that’s about to fail and tell you about it honestly, without pressure.
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   You’re covered. Every Linear repair carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it isn’t right, we make it right. No argument, no fine print.

What Linear Gate Repair Costs in San Antonio

Most Linear gate repair jobs in San Antonio land between $185 and $620. The price moves based on the part, the access, and the condition of the rest of the gate. Below are the ranges we see most often.

• Remote transmitter programming or replacement: $65 – $145
• MegaCode receiver reset and re-teach: $95 – $185
• Limit switch adjustment or replacement: $120 – $240
• Actuator bushing and clevis pin service: $140 – $280
• APeX relay or control board replacement: $225 – $520
• Loop detector or loop wire repair: $200 – $480

The price you see on our written estimate is the price you pay, and if we find something else during the repair, we stop and call you with the new number before we do a thing. Estimates are free. Call (325) 252-5195 and we’ll come look at the gate.

Why San Antonio Homeowners Call Latch and Post Gate Repair San Antonio for Linear Work

We’re a gate specialist, not a general handyman. That matters with Linear equipment because these operators aren’t interchangeable with every other brand. The wiring, the transformer voltages, the logic boards, and the accessory protocols are brand-specific. Our technicians are trained on Linear systems and, just as important, on the other brands San Antonio homes mix into their setups: LiftMaster operators that replaced old Linear units, Mighty Mule remotes paired with Linear receivers, Ghost Controls and DoorKing when the original system was swapped. We know how those pieces talk to each other. Cody Beckman has spent years fixing these exact units across San Antonio, from original Linear slide gates in Alamo Heights to retrofitted swing systems in Stone Oak. Get it right once, and you won’t have to think about it again. That’s the whole philosophy.

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