It should work now.
Should garage door stay up.
The following is a guide of how to adjust the tracks to unbind it.
You just saw a roof rat in your yard.
Just allow the wetness to dry up and try opening your garage door.
Keeping the garage door closed is important to home security so life can become pretty stressful when that door can t seem to stay shut.
Hold the garage door and remove the vise grips from the track after the spring tension has been adjusted.
Ideally the door should slowly float up from this point.
You should end up using about 7 5 to 8 turns for a 7 door and about 1 additional turn for an 8 door.
A properly sized spring will give a lifting force equal to the door weight when the door is fully closed and close to zero force when the door is fully opened.
Adjusting the garage door track margins keeps the track properly aligned with the door itself.
Release your hold on the door and see if it stays up all the way.
A garage door is considered bound when it s difficult or impossible to move up and down.
Loosening the screws on the track.
On most garage door openers there is a rope with a handle on the end usually red.
Your final option is to get in touch with a garage door expert to fix the problem for you.
If none of these troubleshooting options work look at the garage door sensor s manual and see if there is anything in it that can help you to fix the issue.
Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws that are in the tracks to secure it to the garage door frame.
When it is resting on the ground the door establishes where the tracks should be.
Adjusting the position of the track.
In your efforts to get your home safely sealed up again.
Slowly close your door about halfway and release it.
You want the tracks to be parallel with the door and have a consistent margin for the full height of the door.
Pulling on this rope will put the garage into manual mode so if the door is up it might come crashing down.