Increase Garage Door Spring Tension

To decrease tension move the hook to a higher hole.

Increase garage door spring tension. You need proper tension on a garage door to operate the door by hand or with an automatic opener. This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position. How to adjust garage door tension. The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel.

If you need to increase the spring tension hook the spring onto a lower hole on the 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. Depending on how much it needs to be adjusted you may have to repeat a few times before you get the correct tension. To increase tension for difficult to open doors or doors that close too quickly wind the cone up the same way the garage door cable goes through the pulley.

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