Too Much Spring On Tilt Up Garage Door

The solution to replacing a garage door spring is first identifying the problem.

Too much spring on tilt up garage door.

A spring that is too small or too large can damage your opener wear on your cables cause a safety hazard and more. A single torsion spring system that is broken is bad news as it requires much more effort to open your door. One end is a fixed attachment to the garage door track or wood frame. Or more so you will require enough strong people to help you with this.

If you are underneath it it will come down on you like a guillotine. 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. The full weight of a garage door can range from 150 to 800 lbs. Simply disconnect these two attachments and reattach the new spring in the same way.

The other end is attached to a pulley through which the garage door cable is threaded. 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. 3 open the door fully to relieve the tension on the hinge springs at each. If the door raises too quickly the tension is too tight and the automatic opener must work too hard to close the door.

A properly fitted spring or springs will create a safe balanced garage door. Disconnect the door from its motor by pulling the trolley s red cord and lift the door open. If you do so you need to clamp vice grips on the door.