How To Re Tension A Garage Door Spring

As part of maintaining your garage roller door it is important that the roller door is tensioned properly.

How to re tension a garage door spring.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel. Garage door motors are not powerful enough to lift the entire weight of a garage door a standard double garage door can weigh over 100kgs but when most of the door s weight is taken by the tension of the spring the motor is powerful enough to move the remainder of the door s effective weight. This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track.

Even if you don t hear it you ll know the spring broke as soon as you or your garage door opener try to lift the door and finds that it now weighs. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. The garage door tension springs provide lifting force for the heavy door and are under tremendous tension get careless and they can hurt you. This video applies t.

You need proper tension on a garage door to operate the door by hand or with an automatic opener. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed. Can you repair a garage door tension spring yourself. If you use the correct tools and follow our instructions you can rebuild the entire torsion spring system in just a few hours without any side.

Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Nothing else sounds quite like a giant metal spring snapping under tension. This helps maintain the life of your garage door o.

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. Garage door springs can and will break and if you re anywhere near the garage when this happens you ll know it. You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement. Use locking pliers or a c clamp to secure the door to the track to keep it from opening when you release the tension on the springs.