When you use your garage door to park your car or to store your holiday items you need to be able to gain access. This is done as you hit a button on the wall or in your car that will activate the motor to either open or close the door. When you have a problem when any aspect of the door it can lead to trouble in opening and closing. This can put a damper on your day especially if you use your garage to keep your car or truck. One of the parts of the door that you want to make sure is taken care of and is part of the maintenance is the chain. It is an important part of the door and affects how well it is able to roll up or down.

All American Garage Door Repair Outlines How to Adjust the Garage Door Chain Slack

What is the Garage Door Chain?: There are some garage doors that have a chain that is there to move the door up and down while working with the rest of the doors components. The chain should have a certain amount of tension and needs to be on the sprockets so that the door can move. When the door is installed the chain should be checked and inspected. The installer can make adjustments in the installation process to ensure that it is working correctly. When it comes to the chain it can become loose or it can be broken or damaged. This is when you want to make sure you know what to do to take care of it.
Disconnect the Garage Door: If you notice that the chain has been damaged, loose, too tight or broken you want to make sure that you start by disconnecting the door. The most common way to do that is to grab hold of the red handle and pull it down to allow the door to be moved manually. This is the first step and should be taken to ensure that you do not cause any more damage. This will allow you to make adjustments to the parts of the door.
Adjust Garage Door Tension: Now that you have the door disconnected you want to make sure you make the right adjustments to the chain. The chain usually has two bolts on the chain that allow you to make an adjustment to the chain. You can use the one that is closer to the front of the door to loosen the chain even further. You also can use the inner nut to tighten up the chain. This is something that you want to make sure is done by a professional so that you do not damage the chain. If the chain is too tight of too loose you can cause it to break or come off the track.

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