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.

Too much spring on tilt up garage door.

Or more so you will require enough strong people to help you with this. The full weight of a garage door can range from 150 to 800 lbs. If you are underneath it it will come down on you like a guillotine. If the door raises too quickly the tension is too tight and the automatic opener must work too hard to close the door.

You may wish to work on your garage door extension spring with your garage door up. The other end is attached to a pulley through which the garage door cable is threaded. One end is a fixed attachment to the garage door track or wood frame. A single torsion spring system that is broken is bad news as it requires much more effort to open your door.

Simply disconnect these two attachments and reattach the new spring in the same way. A properly fitted spring or springs will create a safe balanced garage door. 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. 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. Be sure not to twist the garage door cable when reattaching the pulley. 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.