Garage Door Not Closing All The Way On One Side

One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door.

Garage door not closing all the way on one side. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Garage door openers come with an adjustable switch that dictates. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. Something blocking the door.

If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. The extension springs are evenly matched and installed to keep the garage door properly aligned so that it runs smoothly throughout the entire length of the track and closes evenly. Garage door seal may be damaged 4. They both have lights and both lights should be on.

Bottom of the door is up on one side. The reasons your garage door has a gap in it could be. If one of them is off or blinking it means the invisible beam that tells the opener that the way is. Garage floor may have cracked or shifted 2.

Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked. Garage door opener malfunction or door has shifted. There is one on each side of the door. If one side of the door is not in line with the other the door won t run smoothly in its tracks and when closed one side of the door won t close completely leaving an open gap.

Click on a problem below to see the possible causes and solutions. Depending on the brand. If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.

In an opposite situation you may find that your garage door isn t opening all the way when you push the button on the opener so that you can drive in. First check the sensor lights. Garage door sensors may not be aligned correctly 3. Side mounted extension springs are installed above the horizontal roller tracks on both sides of the door.

Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. There are of course many other problems that can keep your garage door from functioning properly.