Top Of Garage Door Is Too Tight

Loosen the lag bolts that hold the track to the jamb and slide the bracket until the distance is correct.

Top of garage door is too tight.

The door works well but goes back up when it s 2 to 3 inches from the threshold of the door. Lift up the door halfway from the inside using one of the cross members. When you are adjusting garage door track you want the door down. Easy garage door adjustment you can do it yourself.

If you have a door saddle and block mark the door where it touches the frame remove it place in the saddle and plane the doors edge. 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. If the door is hitting the sill it will still be indicated in the margin along the latch side. The spring s are not wound tight enough.

If the door remains at the halfway position without assistance the tension is correct. 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. The spring s are a little too tight adjust the tension. You may also notice your garage door falling to the floor much more quickly than usual when you close it.

You don t want any electrical accidents to happen while you re working on your garage door. Review steps 5 or 5 1 depending on the spring type. To fix your garage door cables you ll want to release the tension of the springs by lifting the door. Is the gap wider at the bottom and narrower at the top.

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. The door closes quickly but is heavy to raise. If the door is tight against the frame at the top and there is a gap at the bottom the door is sagging.

If it lowers on its own the. Yes then the door is sagging. Only loosen one track at a time and do not remove the lag bolts completely.