Tighten Garage Door Chain

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Tighten garage door chain.

Using your wrench you can start to loosen up the adjusting nut on the side of your carriage closest to the opener head. Watch this video and see the professional at town country door llc demonstrates the. There are only a few ways that the chain can be tightened. Then use the wrench to tighten this second nut clockwise until the chain is tighter but not so taut that it is completely inflexible.

Both adjustment types should be done with the door closed and disconnected from the opener using the emergency release. A sagging chain is a result of normal usage of the garage door opener. Chain adjusts by shortening the chain itself. Turn it counterclockwise holding the other nut in your hand to prevent it from turning.

Tightening your garage door chain is a simple matter of turning the right nut. The trolley is responsible for pushing or pulling the opener arm along the chain so as to open and close the garage door. The one you re looking for is attached to a bolt found at the spot where the trolley or carriage connects to the rail.