How To Adjust Your Garage Door Opener Travel And Force

Step 1 adjust the limit.

How to adjust your garage door opener travel and force.

How to adjust the travel limits of your garage door if it won t close all the way. Proper travel limits will prolong the life of your garage door opener and prevent damage to the garage door. You can do almost anything all you have to do is try. To open the door completely adjust garage door opener by turning the limit counterclockwise.

When your garage door opener isn t working properly there are several components you can adjust to address the issue. Travel limits control how far open and how far closed your garage door opener opens and closes the garage door. To change the down force and the up force of your opener find the force adjustment knob and turn it to adjust the up force or down force. This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door.

Test and adjust the door opener s reverse feature. This is for models with manual adjustment screws. Limit adjustment settings regulate the points at which the door will stop when moving up or down. Test by opening and closing the door.

Although many openers are self adjusting there are ways to tinker with the travel and level the limit so the control works properly. When you have made your adjustment test the door by lowering and raising it. With a screwdriver adjust these screws. Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close.