Garage Door Side Spring Tension Adjustment

Raise the door using the handle on the outside.

Garage door side spring tension adjustment. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Change the length of the cable. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. Hook the spring onto a lower hole and test the door.

To fix your garage door cables you ll want to release the tension of the springs by lifting the door. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track. Move to the outside of the garage. They come under tension when the garage door is closed to make lifting the.

Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. To keep the door from falling it must be clamped to hold it in place. This cone has notches in it that are used to adjust the tension in the torsion spring. 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.

If the door is hard to raise the tension at the hinge springs is too. The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel. The cone is on the torsion spring on the left side away from the center of the garage door. To be able to adjust the springs the door must be in a position that release the tension on the springs.

When the door is lowered you ll notice that the tension springs responsible for raising the door become taught. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. It will release the door opener from its drive chain. Disconnect the door from the automatic opener using the disconnect cord.

Push the door up as far as you can to release the tension on the springs. Open the door fully to relieve the tension on. 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. This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position.

Raise the door and release the garage door opener. For extension springs this is in the up position. Hook the spring one more hole lower or higher until the door is closing properly. Pull the rope that s attached to your garage door opener.

Through the use of pulleys they perform the same function as the torsion springs.