How To Adjust A Roll Up Garage Door Spring

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door.

How to adjust a roll up garage door spring.

Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. Hold the garage door and remove the vise grips from the track after the spring tension has been adjusted. Slowly close your door about halfway and release it. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.

In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs. Ideally the door should slowly float up from this point. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.

There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. Release your hold on the door and see if it stays up all the way. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. 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.

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