See the article garage door rollers for more information on the correct alignment.
How to align my roll up garage door.
To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller.
2 brace the open door.
The clips have slots in them that allow for side to side adjustment.
If that point is more than four feet or less than three feet above the ground you will need to balance the door.
You can adjust the door tracks yourself and avoid further damage to your door.
This leaves some room for the rollers to move in and out of the sleeves.
If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and.
This can happen if your garage door receives an impact.
When a track becomes loose or has been hit the garage door will not operate smoothly.
Move the garage door up and down until you find a place where the door stays suspended when you let go.
The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature.
It can also happen as a result of the securing hardware working loose over time.
Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension.
The problem with a misaligned garage door track is that it can.
Rule of thumb you should have about 1 2 to 3 4 between the edge of the door and the track.
You will notice that there is one garage door track on each side of the doorway.
Tracks that are out of adjustment can wear out rollers quickly and in some case will cut through door spring cables.