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Garage Door Does Not Stay Up When Manually Opened Fully davekhera 11-10-2006
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Posted by on November 10, 2006, 9:26 am


11-10-06, 9:26 AM EST
-Garage Door Does Not Stay Up When Manually Opened Fully
-It comes down about couple of feet & settles there
-This causes problem for my minivan to come out when we loose power
-There is no problem in opening & closing using the Opener
-dave


Posted by L. M. Rappaport on November 10, 2006, 9:45 am


On 10 Nov 2006 06:26:49 -0800, davekhera@gmail.com wrote (with
possible editing):

>11-10-06, 9:26 AM EST
>-Garage Door Does Not Stay Up When Manually Opened Fully
>-It comes down about couple of feet & settles there
>-This causes problem for my minivan to come out when we loose power
>-There is no problem in opening & closing using the Opener
>-dave

You or someone else needs to tighten the springs. There are either
two long coil springs connected by cables to the bottom of the door or
there is a torsion spring at the front which needs tightening.

If the former, you need to tighten both symmetrically. Try shortening
the cables by about 2 - 4 inches each. If the second, this is
probably too dangerous for you to do - call a pro.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com

Posted by on November 10, 2006, 9:50 am


11-10-06, 9:48am
-Thanks Larry. I appreciate the help
-that is exactly what i thought i needed to get done
-i have not found anyone yet who would do it for me
-couple of people i called, told me that they would be intrested in
coming if i need to replace the door and not simply adjust it

L. M. Rappaport wrote:
> On 10 Nov 2006 06:26:49 -0800, davekhera@gmail.com wrote (with
> possible editing):
>
> >11-10-06, 9:26 AM EST
> >-Garage Door Does Not Stay Up When Manually Opened Fully
> >-It comes down about couple of feet & settles there
> >-This causes problem for my minivan to come out when we loose power
> >-There is no problem in opening & closing using the Opener
> >-dave
>
> You or someone else needs to tighten the springs. There are either
> two long coil springs connected by cables to the bottom of the door or
> there is a torsion spring at the front which needs tightening.
>
> If the former, you need to tighten both symmetrically. Try shortening
> the cables by about 2 - 4 inches each. If the second, this is
> probably too dangerous for you to do - call a pro.
> --
>
> Larry
> Email to rapp at lmr dot com


Posted by Jeff Wisnia on November 10, 2006, 11:07 am


davekhera@gmail.com wrote:
> 11-10-06, 9:48am
> -Thanks Larry. I appreciate the help
> -that is exactly what i thought i needed to get done
> -i have not found anyone yet who would do it for me
> -couple of people i called, told me that they would be intrested in
> coming if i need to replace the door and not simply adjust it
>

Like Larry said, if your door uses extension springs (one on each side,
running along the tracks.) it's pretty easy to shorten the cables.

Just disconnect the door from the opener and have one person hold it
fully upward while another places a C-clamp or even a psir of Vise-Grip
pliers on one of the tracks next to a roller wheel to keep the door up
there.

The cables should be noticeably slack then, and what you have to do is
detach the ends of both cables where they are connected near the top of
the door opening on each side, reattaching them so they are each a few
inches shorter. You'll probably find that the cable attachment is just a
"tie" which you can easily undo and remake.

If your door uses a torsion spring(s) located across the top of the door
opening, then don't be an angel and rush in where wise men dare to
tread, keep looking for a door company who can come out and adjust it.
You probably don't have the tools and knowledge to take on what could be
a dangerous job.

Good Luck,

Jeff
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.


Posted by Craven Morehead on November 10, 2006, 10:03 am


So you're saying you're having a hard time keeping it up?
> 11-10-06, 9:26 AM EST
> -Garage Door Does Not Stay Up When Manually Opened Fully
> -It comes down about couple of feet & settles there
> -This causes problem for my minivan to come out when we loose power
> -There is no problem in opening & closing using the Opener
> -dave
>



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