How To Install Garage Door Support Strut

Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable.

How to install garage door support strut.

For doors with torsion springs located over the door spend the 50 or so to have a garage door professional release the tension. This video shows a quick and simple installation of a door strut. A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener bracket not included. Most residential doors use 2 struts but residential and industrial doors over 16 feet wide often use three inch struts.

For more information you can view our how to assemble garage door strut kits video. You can purchase struts and strut kits on our garage door struts page. Doors with openers also require two extra pieces of hardware that you ll see in photo 4. Garage door strut is a metal beam that is installed on the sections of a garage door to provide support and stability to the door.

If the sections are not rigid the garage door will bind as it opens and closes. Many doors come standard with a strut across the top panel of the garage door. Garage door struts stiffen door sections to prevent them from bending or breaking. Installation instructions to read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher.

For a smooth operation of the garage door opener installing a garage door strut is helpful. A garage door strut can help support door panels that have been bent or damaged. They also allow the door to open and close smoothly. Additional support for your garage door repairs is in on our do it yourself garage door instruction library.

They make the sections of the garage door stiff enough to prevent bending or breaking.