Adjusting Roller Door Tension

Adjusting your garage door.

Adjusting roller door tension.

Unplug the opener and pull the emergency release cord up and down to disconnect the door from the opener. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door. When adjusting the rollers you will need to adjust each side of the panel.

Use locking pliers or a c clamp under the bottom rollers to prevent the door from rolling down. These springs will generally maintain a high level of tension. Close the garage door and disconnect your garage door opener. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.

As the framing inside the door opening settles the tracks raise or lower with the floor. Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working smoothly. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track.

To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door. Over time the framing of your home settles. Here are the steps to adjust common torsion spring mechanisms.

Clamp the garage door in place with a c clamp above the bottom roller. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. This helps maintain the life of your garage door o. Hold the door in place.

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. Open the garage door fully. As part of maintaining your garage roller door it is important that the roller door is tensioned properly. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.