How To Install Garage Door Support Strut

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

How to install garage door support strut.

This strut when across the top section helps to support the door during opening and closing using a electric garage door opener. They also allow the door to open and close smoothly. A garage door strut can help support door panels that have been bent or damaged. Installation instructions to read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher.

If the sections are not rigid the garage door will bind as it opens and closes. For more information you can view our how to assemble garage door strut kits video. For a smooth operation of the garage door opener installing a garage door strut is helpful. 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.

You can purchase struts and strut kits on our garage door struts page. 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 demonstration uses our kit designed for easier shipping. Most residential doors use 2 struts but residential and industrial doors over 16 feet wide often use three inch struts.

A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel. A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener bracket not included. Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable. Additional support for your garage door repairs is in on our do it yourself garage door instruction library.

This video shows a quick and simple installation of a door strut.