If your garage door isn t sitting right you may need to balance it.
How to balance a wood garage door.
Adjusting the balance of torsion springs.
Keep the garage door open.
Make sure the door closes evenly.
Locate the torsion springs on the bar above the garage door.
For starters you ll work with the door in the down position.
How to balance a garage door method 1 of 3.
A balanced garage door is an important part of your garage.
Like with an extension spring door you ll start by disconnecting the door and checking its balance but that s where the similarities end.
How to balance an uneven garage door yourself.
Press the button on the garage door.
Checking the balance of the door.
Close the garage door all the way.
How to balance your garage door.
For maximum safety place a set of c clamps on the tracks just above the bottom set of rollers.
Adjust the spring within the track hanger.
To know how much of the garage door is unbalanced you ll need to test it.