Garage Door Spring Adjustment

How to safely adjust your garage door spring.

Garage door spring adjustment.

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. You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement. It should be placed on the left hand side of the torsion spring and placed away from the garage door s center. Detach the old spring from both ends and replace it with the new one and replace the pulleys as well if they are worn out.

Wear safety glasses during execution of the adjustment procedure. First thing that you should do is observe the torsion spring and the connected apparatus carefully. Adjusting garage door springs is a common repair. Use a metal rod to stick in the first notch of the cone.

The rod will need to be at least 18 inches long and 1 2. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. The other is attached to a pulley connected to the cable. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.

Locate a reddish color cone around the spring. Retest the door. Look for a reddish cone on the torsion spring. Without the springs the door is very difficult to lift.

Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. How to adjust a torsion spring garage door step 1. In addition the spring can cause significant pinches to the installer. This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time.

Garage door springs are used to offset the weight of the door. When garage doors won t close all of the way or they close unevenly spring adjustment may be called for. Also when you remove the spring the door is no longer supported by the trusted device. One end of the spring is connected to the garage door track or frame.

Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel. 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 cone is on the torsion spring on the left side away from the. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.

If the spring slips from the tool being used to hold it into place it can become a lethal projectile.