Increase Garage Door Spring Tension

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Increase garage door spring tension.

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. How to adjust garage door tension. This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position. If the tension is too loose the springs that help lift the.

To decrease tension move the hook to a higher hole. To increase tension for difficult to open doors or doors that close too quickly wind the cone up the same way the garage door cable goes through the pulley. You need proper tension on a garage door to operate the door by hand or with an automatic opener. 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.

Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track.