With the door in the open position simply insert a standard 5 16 allen wrench into the exposed drive and adjust clockwise to reduce tension or counterclockwise to increase tension.
Roll up door spring tension.
Some smaller self storage roll up doors use only one torsion spring while most larger doors use two torsion springs.
To decrease tension move the hook to a higher hole.
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This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door.
This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door.
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Carefully insert a winding bar or screwdriver into the ratchet tension device located on the left bracket.
Continue this process until the spring is loose and is not transferring its torque along the shaft to the pipe wrenches.
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If you need to increase the spring tension hook the spring onto a lower hole on the track hanger.
Loosen the silver pipe wrench and pull down on the orange pipe wrench to loosen the spring more.
If the door is hard to close but easy to open you will need to remove spring tension.
Dura lift 0 207 in x 2 in left and right wound 2 pack yellow steel garage door torsion spring.
This extra tension keeps the door open by restricting the curtain from unrolling off the drums.
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How to tension your light duty roll up door open the door completely so the curtain wraps around the drum before making any adjustments if the door needs tension pull it back down approximately six inches.
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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 your spring is unwound move to the right side of your self storage roll up door.
For a cold door that needs additional tension offset the balance of the door by positioning the bottom bar ten inches below the opening header.