There are a number of reasons why your garage door can get out of track. One of the primary reasons is when a garage door has an older and worn out garage door spring. The job of the torsion spring is to counter-balance the garage door. This is why your door feels like it is almost weightless. The truth is most garage doors range between 200 to 400 pounds! When a spring is no longer providing the lift it once did, it is much easier for the cables to come loose and get tangled up. The danger of a door falling completely out of the tracks and onto the floor, a vehicle, personal belongings, or even an unsuspecting person is very real!
It is best to leave the garage door be, and call a professional for help whenever a garage door is crooked, jammed, stuck, or out of track. Please understand, because of the door's weight, and the fact that rollers have popped out, and the track has likely started to bend- the severity of the situation can get worse in a hurry! A professional will know how to secure the door safely, and do the repair using correct technique to upright the door without causing more damage. Homeowners who attempt this repair on their own often try and cut the cables, and/or remove track and various hardware, but doing so usually is VERY RISKY and often makes matters worse. Never cut the garage door cables, and please don't unscrew the track for any reason! Calling on Spectrum to assist you quickly in The Woodlands area will save you time, money, and extra hardship. |
Other reasons for a garage door coming out of the track include the door hitting an object on the way down (a box, a tool handle in the track, the lock being engaged), or the bearing plates seizing causing the tube to not rotate, or raising the door too high or too quickly when lifting the door open by hand.
Keeping your garage door and all of it's moving parts properly serviced, lubed, and maintained is the best way to combat against your garage door coming out of track in the future. If the technician recommends the replacement of any garage door parts during the repair of your door, it is best to do so now. Far too often, homeowners wait until they have a serious problem before booking service. Waiting usually proves more costly in the long run. Severe out of track doors may cause irreparable panel and track damage. When panels are bent, cracked, and/or dented they lose rigidity and will bounce or ultimately sag when they go over head. The force of gravity over time will cause a damaged panel to get worse and worse so that it eventually will fail and pop out of the track when the door is in the opened position. Adding a strut brace, or replacing it with a new panel is often necessary. Spectrum is your out of track garage door specialist. We can usually be at your door within two hours or less of your call. CALL US TODAY at 713-714-1878 for speedy and fair out of track garage door repair. |
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