How To Level A Garage Door With Springs

Open it just as wide as you can without hitting the garage door opener s stop bolt and place a clamp on the track on both sides to keep the door in place.

How to level a garage door with springs.

Move to the other side of the garage door where the gap is. Garage doors come in different styles that use two different types of springs. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Garage door springs act as a counterbalance to the weight of all garage doors making them easier to open and close.

If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. Second and far more critical is when the garage floor has begun to tilt backward toward the house. So with a gap on the left side you will begin leveling on the right side. If the garage door is level tighten the set screws 3 4 turn past the point at which they meet the hollow shaft.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. However an out of kilter garage floor may require leveling when two critical scenarios happen. If they have a lot of give you may want to consider replacing them.

This will tighten the screws and raise the door. Climb up to the drum and use a marker to make one mark on the drum and another approximately one fourth of an inch above the mark on the drum if the gap under the door is 1 inch or more. Remove any safety cables from the springs before loosening the springs themselves. To rise the side of the door that is lower turn the set screws in the drum clockwise.

Remember to release the vise grip each time you get to step nine. First the floor may be so out of level that the garage floor does not meet the bottom edge of the door. Garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door. If the bottom of the garage door is still not level repeat this process following steps six through nine with another mark or marks until the door is level.

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.