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Extending the Life of Your Garage Door: Tip Two

Look For Signs of Wear and Tear on your Garage Door

Parts can wear out and break over time, creating potential safety problems. You should either have the company service it once a year or check your hinges, rollers and springs to make sure they are working properly.

Eventually, all springs will wear out and break, even high quality steel springs. A breaking spring that is not properly contained could lash out and strike property or people.

A door that is out of balance and doesn’t go up and down smoothly could cause wear and tear on your door’s hardware.

How do I know if the cables are worn?

They will be frayed or you will have worn strips hanging loose.

Test to make sure your door is properly balanced

The door should stay in place where you stop it when you raise it in 1’ increments.
It should lower in a controlled manner and not slam
It should raise at a controlled pace
The bottom of the door should align with the bottom of the header when the door is in a raised position.

When not to worry?

It is NOT a safety concern if you hear squeaks or a chattering noise. This could be the spring coils rubbing against one another. All you need is a spray-on lubricant like W-40 to spray on moving parts at least once a year.