Overhead Garage Door Spring Adjustment

Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.

Overhead garage door spring adjustment.

This type does need to be adjusted at times. How to safely adjust your garage door spring. You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement. 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.

This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track. 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. Adjusting garage door extension springs extension springs are the ones that run just above the overhead track. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger.

Step 1 look for a reddish cone on the torsion spring. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.

If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments you may need to have someone helping you to adjust the torsion spring because it can be potentially dangerous.