Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width.
Straighten garage door strut.
Doors over 10 feet wide usually have at least one strut across the top panel.
Struts provide additional support for the garage door panel s and help prevent bending of the panel s.
When we add one or more struts to your door we factor in the additional weight.
Struts can be installed on any of the panels.
You will then need to straighten the top section and reinstall the strut.
Many doors come standard with a strut acros.
A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel.
Struts frequently bend when an opener lifts a 16 foot steel door that has a broken spring.
Watch this video to see how to fix it easily.
Measure the width of your door with a tape measure.
Most residential doors have a strut pre installed at the top of the top panel on the garage door.
A 16 wood door should have 3 or more struts but insulated steel doors should have at least two.
This will often leave a one to three inch gap in the center of the top section.
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These struts can be straightened by locking the door removing the strut and straightening it.
Five star doors adds an additional strut to all our garage door installs.
Purchase four strut clips if you have a wood door or two strut clips per stile for steel doors.