How To Put Tension On A Garage Door

4 ask an assistant to help adjust the tension on the springs.

How to put tension on a garage door.

This helps maintain the life of your garage door o. If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. 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. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily.

Install a vertical two by four brace at the outer edge of the door to prevent the door from falling closed when the springs are adjusted. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable. This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track. This video applies t.

As part of maintaining your garage roller door it is important that the roller door is tensioned properly. After your new door is installed remove the old stop material on the outside of the door and replace it with the type that has a rubber weatherstrip gasket available at home centers. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel. For doors with torsion springs located over the door spend the 50 or so to have a garage door professional release the tension.

There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.