How to tighten your garage door chain.
Tightening a garage door chain.
Tightening your garage door chain is a simple matter of turning the right nut.
Watch this video and see the professional at town country door llc demonstrates the.
The one you re looking for is attached to a bolt found at the spot where the trolley or carriage connects to the rail.
There s usually a piece of rope hanging from it which is used to disengage and re engage the opener.
Thankfully garage door manufacturers have included a part in their designs that can help you tighten your chain and stop the chain from slapping against the rail as it opens and closes your garage.
Tighten the chain using the tension nuts after verifying the chain needs tightening begin by turning the inside nut which is the one closest to the opener several turns in a counterclockwise direction when facing the door.
This will cause the nut to back away from the door and toward the opener.
A sagging chain is a result of normal usage of the garage door opener.
Too much tautness in the chain could lead to it breaking.