How To Tension A Roll Up Garage Door Spring

There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door.

How to tension a roll up garage door spring.

While this tutorial shows how to replace both springs on a two spring self storage roll up door with standard mini warehouse loops on both ends of the springs these instructions may be helpful for those with different spring ends or with a different. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. The springs balance the door making it easy to roll the door up around itself on the drums.

Like a steel rolling door the curtain on these doors wraps around itself as the door opens. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs.

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.