11-10-06, 9:48am
-Thanks Larry. I appreciate the help
-that is exactly what i thought i needed to get done
-i have not found anyone yet who would do it for me
-couple of people i called, told me that they would be intrested in
coming if i need to replace the door and not simply adjust it

L. M. Rappaport wrote:
On 10 Nov 2006 06:26:49 -0800, wrote (with
possible editing):

11-10-06, 9:26 AM EST
-Garage Door Does Not Stay Up When Manually Opened Fully
-It comes down about couple of feet & settles there
-This causes problem for my minivan to come out when we loose power
-There is no problem in opening & closing using the Opener
-dave

You or someone else needs to tighten the springs. There are either
two long coil springs connected by cables to the bottom of the door or
there is a torsion spring at the front which needs tightening.

If the former, you need to tighten both symmetrically. Try shortening
the cables by about 2 - 4 inches each. If the second, this is
probably too dangerous for you to do - call a pro.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com