A garage door that s out of alignment can be very dangerous.
Garage door out of adjustment.
Place a stepladder beneath the box portion of the garage door opener.
Look at the tracks.
Adjusting a garage door will include one of two things.
When the door is closed is it perfectly vertical.
Can you make these adjustments.
Retest the door.
Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger.
Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way.
Both can be adjusted however some of these adjustments are simple others are more difficult.
How to adjust a garage door gap 1.
A door that won t close and lock leaves you vulnerable to burglars too.
If the door simply stops short of the floor the likely culprit is the down limit switch.
The stops on your garage door are rubber seal that runs along the edges of your garage door.
If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.
If it s way off balance it could actually fall of the tracks and injure someone.
Adjust your limit.
1 the garage door track guides the door and 2 the garage door springs control the weight as it travels up and down.
The door may get jammed and there could be an emergency situation where you need to get your car out.
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