Tightening The Garage Door Spring

If your door starts operating fast that is opening and closing quickly then the.

Tightening the garage door spring.

Please help support my channel so i can continue to make and provide the best possible video content for you to enjoy http www solwayplumbers co uk donate. This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. 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.

If the garage door easily swings open and closed then it will need to be tightened. Once the screws are loosened place the second metal rod into an opposite notch on the cone and turn both rods to the right or to the left depending on whether you are tightening or loosening the tension. We should decrease the tension in garage door spring is the door is opening too slowly or opens and shuts partially. This problem doesn t seem too damaging but an unbalanced door which doesn t operate evenly may cause serious problems to other mechanical parts.

Decreasing the tension in spring. Otherwise simply slip the spring off of the garage door bracket opposite the hanger and move it to the next hole away from the hanger. They come under tension when the garage door is closed to make lifting the. Do this with both sides before testing you should always adjust spring sets evenly.

Turn the rods to the right. Increasing the spring tension. Through the use of pulleys they perform the same function as the torsion springs. Now s a great time to let the clamps lose and rest the door on the ladder below.

Adjusting and tightening the torsion spring may include the following things. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track.