Tightening The Garage Door Spring

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Tightening the garage door spring.

This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position. 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. How to safely adjust your garage door spring.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. The spring coils are color coded depending on the spring size and the winding cone is color coded separately either red or black. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door.

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