Tightening The Garage Door Spring

The color on the winding cone is to help identify on which side of the door the spring is to be used.

Tightening the garage door spring.

This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track. 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. The spring coils are color coded depending on the spring size and the winding cone is color coded separately either red or black.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door.

How to safely adjust your garage door spring. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Each torsion spring consists of spring coils stationary cone and a winding cone fig. This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position.