Tightening The Garage Door Spring

Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track.

Tightening the garage door spring.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. 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 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.

If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments. This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time. The spring coils are color coded depending on the spring size and the winding cone is color coded separately either red or black. Each torsion spring consists of spring coils stationary cone and a winding cone fig.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. The color on the winding cone is to help identify on which side of the door the spring is to be used. 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. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door.