How to Repair a Garage Door in Simi Valley

 If you have a vehicle, it is important that you have a reliable garage with a properly functioning garage door and garage door openers. At the same time, it's just as important that you know how to fix a garage door if something goes wrong with your system. Overhead garage door openers work on springs and it is quite easy to perform such a garage door repair in Simi Valley.

Some of The Steps You Might Take Are:

• If the metal tracks of the opener are loose, tighten the bolts or screws of the brackets. However, during the repair, if you find that the tracks are badly damaged, replace them.
• Make sure the opener rails are properly aligned. Both rails should be at the same height on the garage walls. While doing the repair, if you find that the rails are not aligned the correct way, loosen the bolts and carefully pat the rail into place. Make sure to tighten the bolts when you are done.
• While you are doing a garage door repair in Simi Valley, be sure to clean the tracks with a concentrated household cleaner to remove hardened dirt and grease. Thoroughly clean the rollers, then wipe down the rails and rollers.
• Lubricate the tracks and rollers with lubricant spray or with graphite powder in the tracks and with silicone spray and household oil on the rollers.
• During the repair, be sure to check for loose hardware and tighten as needed. For garage door openers equipped with a tilting system, check the plates where the spring is mounted to make sure the screws are tight. In other cases, check the hinges and replace the damaged ones. If the openers show signs of sagging on one side, correct this by repairing the hinges. Make sure that the wood the hinge is placed on is not cracked or chipped.
• Next, check the opener springs and make sure they are hooked into the holes or notches on either side of the door. If you have difficulty while doing the garage door repair in Simi Valley, try adjusting the tension in the garage doors by removing the spring hook to the next hole or notch. In cases where garage door openers are controlled by a spring loaded cable on a pulley, you should try to adjust the tension by pulling the cable further through the plate above the door, and reconnecting the end to maintain tension.
• It is extremely important for your safety that you take care if your garage door openers with roller system have a single tension spring in the center of the door. If this is the case, make sure you never try the repair yourself. The tension in these types of springs is great and you could be seriously injured if you try to repair the door yourself. Call a professional garage door repair service provider in such cases.

Typical garage door openers have to consist of a reversible motor that drives a cart along a rail above the door. The carriage is attached to a drawbar which acts to restrict the path of movement of the door. Today, most garage door openers also have a radio reception system. So, when trying to repair the garage door yourself, make sure you have a clear idea of ​​the mechanism of the type of garage door.

Fix & Go Gate and Garage Repair provides garage door repair and garage door installation throughout the Simi Valley. If you need garage door repairs or installation, please call us at (323) 405-3897.