uneven garage door
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04-23-08, 06:32 PM
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uneven garage door
We have lived in our house (bought new) for 8 years. Just recently, I notice that the garage door closes unevenly (we do not have a garage door opener). We can tell it is uneven, because you can see an inch or so of the white part of the door (the door is painted tan), on the right hand side,from the outside, when the door is closed. On the left hand side about an inch or so of the tan part is hidden behind the door frame. The garage door is even on the cement floor when closed, but uneven from side to side. Any ideas on what causes this or how to fix it? Thanks
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04-23-08, 07:06 PM
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It's called shift
Your door has simply shifted to one side. This is caused by the bottom tracks not being adjusted properly. You can just
push the door back to the side to recenter. Now take the lag screw out of the bottom track bracket and move the track over tighter so the door can't shift back.
push the door back to the side to recenter. Now take the lag screw out of the bottom track bracket and move the track over tighter so the door can't shift back.
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uneven garage door.
Thanks for the info on the "non centered" garage door, but I'm not sure what you mean by bottom tracks. The door runs up and down (accordian fold, not straight up and back) on 2 side tracks, with a bar (two springs on it) at the top. The only thing at the bottom, is the cement floor the door lands on. Help???
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Sorry, In our company we simply refer to the horizonal tracks as tops and the verticals as bottoms. Move the bottom of your side track over. This is how to correct your problem on a sectional style door. I'm not sure what kind of door your describing. A one piece door can have bent hinges that also cause the problem you have. Good luck.
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09-22-09, 08:45 PM
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the thread is pretty old, but I am curious if you were able to fix the door.
I have the same problem but my tracks look pretty much plumb. I thought that it is caused by uneven threshold - after the door is pushed to the center, it goes down and sits on the concrete floor. One inch difference btw corners of the floor makes the sections out of plumb. The next movement up and it is shifting again. I am not sure what Thedoorguy ment by
"take the lag screw out of the bottom track bracket and move the track over tighter so the door can't shift back. ". Thanks.
the thread is pretty old, but I am curious if you were able to fix the door.
I have the same problem but my tracks look pretty much plumb. I thought that it is caused by uneven threshold - after the door is pushed to the center, it goes down and sits on the concrete floor. One inch difference btw corners of the floor makes the sections out of plumb. The next movement up and it is shifting again. I am not sure what Thedoorguy ment by
"take the lag screw out of the bottom track bracket and move the track over tighter so the door can't shift back. ". Thanks.
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09-28-09, 08:54 AM
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Kit, uneven door
Hi Kit,
I am assuming you have a sectional garage door that has the springs directly above the door on the header with a tube running through the center of the springs. Now as you are looking up at those spring(s)(2 springs if you have a 2 car garage door), look to each side, you will notice a round thing that resembles a wheel(those are called cable drums, and there is one on each side). ***DO NOT TOUCH OR ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOURSELF*** This is only to help you diagnose your issue. Now as you look at each cable drum you will notice that there is a cable that is "neatly" wrapped around the drum. One side or the other could be slightly off the drum groves, that the cables ride in. If they do not look exactly the same, and I mean exactly, then that would be your problem and this is where you call a door company to come give you a hand. Oh, I'd call a local mom and pop company and NOT one of those company's with the huge full page ads, trust me, I've been in this industry for years and my theory is "go small---pay small, go big---pay big". Lemme know if that's not it and we'll try something else.
Cheers, Mike
I am assuming you have a sectional garage door that has the springs directly above the door on the header with a tube running through the center of the springs. Now as you are looking up at those spring(s)(2 springs if you have a 2 car garage door), look to each side, you will notice a round thing that resembles a wheel(those are called cable drums, and there is one on each side). ***DO NOT TOUCH OR ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOURSELF*** This is only to help you diagnose your issue. Now as you look at each cable drum you will notice that there is a cable that is "neatly" wrapped around the drum. One side or the other could be slightly off the drum groves, that the cables ride in. If they do not look exactly the same, and I mean exactly, then that would be your problem and this is where you call a door company to come give you a hand. Oh, I'd call a local mom and pop company and NOT one of those company's with the huge full page ads, trust me, I've been in this industry for years and my theory is "go small---pay small, go big---pay big". Lemme know if that's not it and we'll try something else.
Cheers, Mike
