How To Balance A Garage Door With Extension Springs

This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track.

How to balance a garage door with extension springs.

Weigh your garage door. 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. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.

Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. Periodic maintenance of your garage door includes balancing to ensure the door opens and closes with maximum efficiency. An unbalanced door can pose safety issues and tax a garage door opener. Look at the wall just above the garage door.

To be able to adjust the springs the door must be in a position that release the tension on the springs. You may need to use a 2x4 or some other object to pry the garage door open. Spot the bar that runs parallel to the top of the garage door and has 2 springs on it. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.

Open it just as wide as you can without hitting the garage door opener s stop bolt and place a clamp on the track on both sides to keep the door in place. With an extension spring door the goal is to take all the tension off the door before you even think about touching a spring. 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. To keep the door from falling it must be clamped to hold it in place.

This can still be done when only one extension spring is broken. You can do this by opening the door all the way and propping it up with a ladder. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. From the middle of the door lift it to the halfway mark and carefully let go.

Be ready to grab the door in case of dramatic movement. Locate the torsion springs on the bar above the garage door. The bar also has a pulley at each end through which the garage door cables that open and close it pass. Place scale under the garage door on the side of the door with the broken extension spring.

If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. For extension springs this is in the up position.