How To Adjust Garage Door Side Springs

Take note of the notches and screws that hold the torsion spring in place.

How to adjust garage door side springs.

It should be placed on the left hand side of the torsion spring and placed away from the garage door s center. You can do this with a jigsaw or a circular saw sanding off the bottom and replacing it in the frame so it sits properly. Look for a reddish cone on the torsion spring. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.

Add more concrete to the floor. First thing that you should do is observe the torsion spring and the connected apparatus carefully. By doing this you will lower the tension on the spring when the door is down. If you don t have a wooden garage door you may be looking at a garage door replacement.

The cone is on the torsion spring on the left side away from the center of the garage door. If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. If you have a wooden garage door then you can trim the door down to make it fit properly. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger.

You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement. Locate a reddish color cone around the spring. This cone has notches in it that are used to adjust the tension in the torsion spring. 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.

This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track. Retest the door. 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 the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.

Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable.