Garage Door Side Spring Adjustment

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Garage door side spring adjustment.

Here s how to tell if your garage door torsion spring is a left wound spring or a right wound spring as seen from the back of the door. One end of the spring is connected to the garage door track or frame. 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. Now s a great time to let the clamps lose and rest the door on the ladder below.

Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. If you don t have a wooden garage door you may be looking at a garage door replacement. This will reduce the length of the spring when it is stretched. By doing this you will lower the tension on the spring when the door is down.

This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position. Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in. Through the use of pulleys they perform the same function as the torsion springs. Adjust the spring into the proper position and make sure your garage door closes all of the way.

Do this with both sides before testing you should always adjust spring sets evenly. If you have a wooden garage door then you can trim the door down to make it fit properly. To lower the tension on the spring you want to move the hook one hole away from the door frame toward the inside of the garage. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track.

They call it a right spring but when you are looking at the door from the inside it goes on the left side and vice versa. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. The other is attached to a pulley connected to the cable.

Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. Otherwise simply slip the spring off of the garage door bracket opposite the hanger and move it to the next hole away from the hanger. They come under tension when the garage door is closed to make lifting the. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.

If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. 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. Detach the old spring from both ends and replace it with the new one and replace the pulleys as well if they are worn out. 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.

Plug end extension spring is a holmes spring replacement for heavier 1 piece tilt up canopy style garage doors.