How To Move A Garage Door Over

Using a screwdriver or wrench loosen up the screws or nuts securing the overhead garage tracks.

How to move a garage door over.

They are attached on one end to a stationary plate located above the center of the door frame. You ll need a bracket for both lower corners of the panel. The clips have slots in them that allow for side to side adjustment. 2 brace the open door.

If that point is more than four feet or less than three feet above the ground you will need to balance the door. Adjusting the position of the track. Instructions for removing your existing garage door. The following is a guide of how to adjust the tracks to unbind it.

A garage door is considered bound when it s difficult or impossible to move up and down. Now s a great time to let the clamps lose and rest the door on the ladder below. Mount brackets over the weather stripping. If you have torsion springs then the adjustment on the side that is rubbing is to tight close the garage door and back that side off a half turn at a time until it works correctly.

When the track is too close to the door the door will bind. Lay weather stripping over the door s bottom panel. Loosening the screws on the track. Torsion springsare mounted on a stationary metal shaft located above and parallel to the top of the garage door frame.

The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means. Placing the first panel and track 1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws that are in the tracks to secure it to the garage door frame. Rule of thumb you should have about 1 2 to 3 4 between the edge of the door and the track.

Back off half a turn tighten spring to rod try garage door up and down wash rinse repeat. Do this with both sides before testing you should always adjust spring sets evenly. Otherwise simply slip the spring off of the garage door bracket opposite the hanger and move it to the next hole away from the hanger. Depending on which part of the tracks you need to adjust this may mean the fasteners closest to the door furthest from the door or both.

Center the bottom panel in the door. This leaves some room for the rollers to move in and out of the sleeves.