"noname" wrote in message
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Power outage and raised the door by hand and wires came off track. Managed
to get the door down and now trying to adjust the pulleys all the tension in
the spring (I have a center one) is all let out. Can't lift the door and
since the spring isn't preloaded the opener just stops.

Whats the trick here, how do I get the door open again?

When I get the door open should I re-attach and align the wires/pulleys when
the door is all the way open right? Any tricks to make sure things are
aligned?

Then it will preload the spring when it comes back down, right?



The door remains closed while attaching the cable and tightening the spring.
The spring should have no tension, then attach the cable, then tighten the
spring.

Before doing the above, the door should move freely. It may be heavy,
depending on the size, but still moves freely. If not, check to see what is
binding. Check all rollers, hinges, etc. It should move as if there isn't an
opener attached. Once the door moves freely, then the above steps can be
accomplished.

To set the tension, the door should be about waist high. If it's a panel
door, it should balance in the middle. In other words, the door should not
move at that point. If it moves up, the tension is too high. If it drops,
the tension is too low.