Adjusting Roller Door Tension

Use locking pliers or a c clamp under the bottom rollers to prevent the door from rolling down.

Adjusting roller door tension.

Hold the door in place. Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working smoothly. This helps maintain the life of your garage door o. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller.

As part of maintaining your garage roller door it is important that the roller door is tensioned properly. This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door. Clamp the garage door in place with a c clamp above the bottom roller. These springs will generally maintain a high level of tension.

When adjusting the rollers you will need to adjust each side of the panel. Over time the framing of your home settles. Open the garage door fully. This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door.

If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole. Here are the steps to adjust common torsion spring mechanisms. Close the garage door and disconnect your garage door opener. Adjusting your garage door.

You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement. Open the door to release the tension on the springs. As the framing inside the door opening settles the tracks raise or lower with the floor. Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension.

Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track.