If your door has weatherstripping along the sides also check its condition and reattach any loose spots or replace the entire length of stripping if it is badly worn or damaged.
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Garage door weatherstripping is sold by the foot or in large rolls at hardware stores and big box home improvement stores.
A simple proper cleaning of the tracks can go a long way in remedying this situation.
Check garage door hardware.
If you find any pound them out with a rubber hammer.
Inspect the track regularly for dents.
Clean and paint the door.
Keeping your garage door parts greased up will add years of seamless operation to your system and it takes just 10 minutes a year.
Keep your garage door tracks clean.
Use a spray lubricant to lubricate the garage door track rollers and chain.
Spray liberally and do not wipe off excess.
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This video is to teach maintenance on garage doors.
Slide the strip to the left fold the overage back in on itself then slide back into the door groove.
Garage door maintenance tips 3.
Dirt and dust has a way of finding its way onto the tracks of your garage door and over time can seriously inhibit your garage door from functioning as well as it should.
Lubricate the moving parts.
A properly balanced garage door is less likely to crush someone or something and keeps your door opener from working too hard.
Oiling rollers hinges bearings and springs.
Dents dings and blemishes can wear out the door causing it to come off track over time.
To know how to balance a garage door first disengage the opener from the door by pulling the opener release handle see opening photo.
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Check the bolts and screws on the garage door regularly to make sure they haven t worked loose and tighten up any that have.
Use white lithium grease on the opener s chain or screw and a spray lubricant available from your garage door specialist to coat the overhead springs.
The overhead tracks your garage door runs on need to be smooth and dent free to run properly.