Continue adjusting until the door opens and closes satisfactorily.
How to adjust manual garage doors to stay up.
Adjust in small increments a half turn or less.
As the garage door motor lifts the door it pushes against the limit switch in blue in the diagram causing the motor to cut out at the correct height.
How to adjust manual garage doors to stay up.
Adjust the lift cable.
Secure the garage door in this position by clamping vice grips on the vertical track.
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Move the spring within the track hanger.
Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws that are in the tracks to secure it to the garage door frame.
Brace the open door.
The following is a guide of how to adjust the tracks to unbind it.
However if your garage door is opening too far or not opening enough simply adjust the position of the limit switch so the door motor cuts out at the correct position.
The craftsman garage door opener shown here has two set screws that control door travel.
Locate the cable clip that is attached to an s hook toward the front of the horizontal track.
Test after each adjustment.
Raise the garage door up to its fully open position.
Adjusting the position of the track.