Without proper adjustment however the unit may run along the tracks unevenly.
Garage door moving unevenly down the track.
Check that nothing has fallen into the garage door track.
These are what gives your garage door the tension needed to open.
This option utilizes a standard radius curve but includes more vertical track and less horizontal track to move the door out of the opening.
By pushing the door back into position you should have made the vertical track straighten.
Only loosen one track at a time and do not remove the lag bolts completely.
When you are adjusting garage door track you want the door down.
You may have to loosen more than one of the clips.
While many problems that keep the door from opening are caused by broken springs a lot of other parts could be keeping your door from functioning properly.
The following is a guide of how to adjust the tracks to unbind it.
If the rollers have jumped the track entirely the garage door will likely not work at all.
If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.
This may have been what was stopping the door from opening.
Loosening the screws on the track.
Push the door back to adjust the door and get the center aligned again.
This option is a variation of standard radius track and is used in situations where the ceiling in a garage is significantly taller than in a typical home.
Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger.
Torsion and extension springs.
If they ve broken then that will be why the door won t open.
Who knew you and your garage door could have so much in common.
If there is a problem with either the rollers or the track this cannot happen correctly and may result in a crooked or jammed garage door.
Take a look at your garage door springs.
It is possible that the vertical track down the side has gone out of alignment and shifted due to a slightly loose lag screw.
If there is a little gap at the bottom of your garage door on one side or your garage door has been jerking back and forth it s probably because there s uneven tension from the springs.
One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door.
This will cause the unit to stick.
Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.
Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws that are in the tracks to secure it to the garage door frame.
If the opener is adjusted properly the garage door will move up and down in an even motion.
Loosen the lag bolts that hold the track to the jamb and slide the bracket until the distance is correct.
Retest the door balance as you did in step 1.
Adjusting the position of the track.
If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.
Pulling the door up and down is a garage door opener.
The garage door needs to be able to run along these overhead tracks to retract into your garage.
