Tightening The Garage Door Spring

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Tightening the garage door spring.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease.

A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time. How to safely adjust your garage door spring.

This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track. Each torsion spring consists of spring coils stationary cone and a winding cone fig. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.