How To Adjust A Garage Door Opener Spring

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How to adjust a garage door opener spring.

You need proper tension on a garage door to operate the door by hand or with an automatic opener. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time.

There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track. How to adjust garage door tension.

Open it just as wide as you can without hitting the garage door opener s stop bolt and place a clamp on the track on both sides to keep the door in. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel. If the tension is too loose the springs that help lift the. You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.