How To Tension A Roll Up Garage Door Spring

While this tutorial shows how to replace both springs on a two spring self storage roll up door with standard mini warehouse loops on both ends of the springs these instructions may be helpful for those with different spring ends or with a different.

How to tension a roll up garage door spring.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Like a steel rolling door the curtain on these doors wraps around itself as the door opens. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. Self storage roll up doors operate in a similar manner to steel rolling door springs.

The primary difference however is that steel rolling doors are made of interlocking slats while self storage roll up doors are just one piece of steel. The springs balance the door making it easy to roll the door up around itself on the drums. 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. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.

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