Garage Door Not Closing Evenly
Without the springs the door is very difficult to lift.
Garage door not closing evenly. Repairing your garage door springs can be a dangerous job due to the weight of the door. First check the sensor lights. Put a ladder under the door to make sure it won t close accidentally while you re working on it. The extension springs are evenly matched and installed to keep the garage door properly aligned so that it runs smoothly throughout the entire length of the track and closes evenly.
If it is an extension spring system open the door and check to see if one of the cables has come off of one of the pulleys. There are several things that can cause this. Adjusting garage door extension springs. But when your garage door opener fails to close completely if you don t figure out the problem you ll soon be back to the old fashioned way of opening and closing the garage door.
In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor. The most likely cause of that is that the springs that help lift the door and prevent it from closing to fast need to be adjusted or replaced. When this happens you need to shift it back into position. When garage doors won t close all of the way or they close unevenly spring adjustment may be called for.
Do not attempt to do this yourself. The most simple and common is door shift. If you suspect you need to adjust one or both of the extension. Keep the door open a few feet off the ground as this takes the pressure off the door springs.
Some times you need to adjust the garage door. This can happen when the door has shifted to one side causing it to appear uneven. If your door has a gap on one side or the other when it s closed the problem is most likely due to a break or other issue with one of the extension springs. Depending on the brand.
Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all.