Torsion Bar Garage Door Adjustment

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.

Torsion bar garage door adjustment.

I was able to tighten both springs a full turn and my garage door is perfectly balanced now. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. The torsion bars worked exactly as advertised. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door.

I recently installed a new garage door opener and needed to rebalance my garage door. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable. Sectional doors and hinged doors are adjusted using a basic procedure for. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease.

If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. If your garage has torsion springs across the inside of the door opening you need a professional to adjust the tension. This also saved me money since the lowest estimate i found from garage door techs was 100 just to tighten the springs.

If the torsion springs do not increase in tension as the 1 4 turns are added to the springs then you probably have the torsion springs reversed.