My garage door went off track, is it fixable?

Garage doors can go off track for many reasons. The door going off track is usually the

symptom of another problem. For example a door can go off track if your torsion spring breaks

or if a cable breaks. It could also go off track if it closes on some object and the safety reverse

does not function correctly on your garage door opener. These are just common examples of

what causes a garage door to go off track, but it could have been caused by other reasons as

If your garage door has gone off track it is fixable. Fixing a door off track is one situation when

you want to call a garage door technician, unless you have the training and tools to do it

yourself. Fixing a door off track requires knowledge of how the system works as a whole. You

must understand the spring system as well as the cables and drums. You must also be able to

identify causes for your garage door going off track.

To put a door back on track you will first need to disconnect the garage door opener by pulling

the red rope or handle that disconnects the trolley from the door. Next you will need to level

the garage door. Next you will need to secure the tension on the spring(s). Once you have

leveled the garage door and secured the tension on the springs, you will need to rewind the

cables around the drums. Sometimes the cable comes loose from one drum and sometimes it

comes loose from both drums. Visual inspection will reveal the condition of the cables and

drums as well as the spring(s). There are different techniques to level the garage door

depending on the position off the door when it goes off track. The technique used to level the

door will dictate the procedure used to secure the spring(s) and to rewind the cables around

Once the door is put back on track, it may be necessary to reset the rollers in the vertical tracks.

There are several techniques that can be used to reset the rollers. You may also need to replace

or straighten your vertical and horizontal tracks as well as replacing or straightening the jamb

brackets. You will also need to inspect your garage door opener for damage that can be caused

when the garage door goes off track.

A full garage door inspection is needed after a garage door goes off track. The inspection can

reveal causes of the garage door going off track and identify parts that need to be repaired or

Veteran Garage Door has trained technicians that can fix your garage door if it goes off track

and provide options for repairing and replacing parts. This is a job best left to garage door

professionals.

*Caution must always be used when working on garage door as serious damage even death

can occur when working on garage doors. Proper tools and techniques must be used to

prevent damage and injuries.