How To Adjust A Roll Up Garage Door Spring

Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger.

How to adjust a roll up garage door spring. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Release your hold on the door and see if it stays up all the way. Slowly close your door about halfway and release it. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.

This video applies t. 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. In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.

The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. Hold the garage door and remove the vise grips from the track after the spring tension has been adjusted.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. 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.