You can now open and close your door manually.
How to disengage garage door spring.
If your garage door slips down below the header after you have opened it you garage door springs need to be adjusted.
Torsion springs are mounted directly above the door and need to be wound with special tools.
Disengage the garage door from the motor or in other words put the door into manual mode.
Just because the door isopen does not mean that the spring tension is fully released.
There are two different types of spring systems for garage doors.
Close the garage door and pull the emergency release.
The springs do not pull with enough force to open the door but they do take the strain of most of the door s weight.
If it stays in place your spring or springs are fine.
Pull cord down and back towards motor with a small amount of force.
Then clamp as described above.
Use the emergencyrelease rope to disconnect the opener from the door and push the door up as faras you can without damaging the opener.
This will disconnect the opener from the door and allow you to open it manually.
This is true even if you have a garage door opener.