Garage Door Not Closing On One Side

If one side of the door is not in line with the other the door won t run smoothly in its tracks and when closed one side of the door won t close completely leaving an open gap.

Garage door not closing on one side.

Put a ladder under the door to make sure it won t close accidentally while you re working on it. If the door goes up but you can t make it go down you probably need to adjust the sensors. There may be a large gap of space between. Click on a problem below to see the possible causes and solutions.

They both have lights and both lights should be on. If anything interrupts this beam of light the garage door will not close and the ceiling light on the opener mechanism will flash as mentioned in the previous step. By pushing the door back into position you should have made the vertical track straighten. Side mounted extension springs are installed above the horizontal roller tracks on both sides of the door.

The extension springs are evenly matched and installed to keep the garage door properly aligned so that it runs smoothly throughout the entire length of the track and closes evenly. First check the sensor lights. Garage door opener malfunction or door has shifted. Push the door back to adjust the door and get the center aligned again.

Garage door sensors may not be aligned correctly 3. Garage door seal may be damaged 4. Bottom of the door is up on one side. It is possible that the vertical track down the side has gone out of alignment and shifted due to a slightly loose lag screw.

This is of course a safety feature to prevent the heavy garage door crushing anyone or anything that might be in the pathway of the door when it comes down. The door might be hard to open and close due to it binding. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. There is one on each side of the door.

There are of course many other problems that can keep your garage door from functioning properly. Garage door will not close all the way leaves gap at bottom 1. The door may rub up against the stop molding making it difficult to maneuver. One of the more difficult problems for do it yourselfers to diagnose is a worn cable pulley on an extension spring door.

Garage floor may have cracked or shifted 2.