How To Adjust A Roll Up Garage Door Spring

Release your hold on the door and see if it stays up all the way.

How to adjust a roll up garage door spring.

The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. Hold the garage door and remove the vise grips from the track after the spring tension has been adjusted.

In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs. Please help support my channel so i can continue to make and provide the best possible video content for you to enjoy http www solwayplumbers co uk donate. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door.

Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. 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. Ideally the door should slowly float up from this point. This video applies t.

Slowly close your door about halfway and release it. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.