In order to figure out why your garage door won t open all the way you first need to make sure it s secure.
My garage door won t go up all the way.
From here lift the garage door by hand about 3 feet above the ground and then release the door and see were it lands.
Do this with the door in the fully closed position.
One or more of these reasons is likely responsible for your garage door closing partially but not all the way.
Something blocking the door.
In this case call a service company to replace the spring s.
Though this problem should be obvious it shouldn t be overlooked.
Also check the cables.
If the door is very heavy then you have a spring that is broken or.
A twisted or slightly bent track may be the culprit.
Something mechanical has most likely bound up.
You have a broken spring.
First thing to do.
Unplug the garage door opener unit.
To check the balance pull the emergency release cord or chain to disconnect the door.
If you can close it completely to ground level.
If you operate your door manually and the door will not go all the way down don t force it.
If your garage door is not balanced right it won t go up or down all the way.
You should now be able to move the door up and down by hand.
Garage door won t go up.
Opener manually lift the garage door.
You don t want the door to come crashing down on you or anyone else once you begin disengaging your garage door opener.
If there s something blocking the door from closing all the way a full close will be impossible.
With the door closed and disengaged from the.
Above almost all sectional garage door there are one or more springs.
How to fix a garage door that won t go all the way down.