Top Of Garage Door Is Too Tight

Learn how to adjust garage door opener to close tighter with no gap at the bottom or top.

Top of garage door is too tight.

The spring s are a little too tight adjust the tension. Easy garage door adjustment you can do it yourself. Loosen the lag bolts that hold the track to the jamb and slide the bracket until the distance is correct. You may have to loosen more than one of the clips.

If it is loose and wobbles around tighten it enough to make it stable and not visibly loose but not too tight that it becomes too rigid and inflexible. If the door is tight against the frame at the top and there is a gap at the bottom the door is sagging. This occurs when your motor tries to open the door but the torsion spring does not comply as a result the garage door opener is forcing the door to open and can subsequently bend it at the top section. Is the gap wider at the bottom and narrower at the top.

Yes then the door is sagging. To fix your garage door cables you ll want to release the tension of the springs by lifting the door. It should be taut enough to allow the top of the door to hit tight up against the outside weather stripping when the door closes and hits the floor to prevent drafts. While you re at it disengage the electricity from your garage door opener if you have an automatic one.

When you are adjusting garage door track you want the door down. You don t want any electrical accidents to happen while you re working on your garage door. If the door is hitting the sill it will still be indicated in the margin along the latch side. Only loosen one track at a time and do not remove the lag bolts completely.

If it lowers on its own the. If after first adjusting the hinges you find the door lining is tight and the door is too wide it will need to be removed and the edge trimmed in most instances with a planer electric or smoothing hand plane. You may also notice your garage door falling to the floor much more quickly than usual when you close it. If the door remains at the halfway position without assistance the tension is correct.

Review steps 5 or 5 1 depending on the spring type. Lift up the door halfway from the inside using one of the cross members. The spring s are not wound tight enough.