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Garage door out of rail.
For other garage door repair issues see troubleshooting garage doors or garage door opener problems.
If there is heavy damage on the tracks simply replace them.
How to fix it detach the door from the automatic opener by pulling the overhead string to disengage the opener.
If it s way off balance it could actually fall of the tracks and injure someone.
You can repair serious dents by pounding on them using a hammer and block of wood but if you have a rubber mallet around use it instead.
The garage door may bind making it hard to open and close the door can rub against the stop molding a large gap may appear between the door and the stop molding.
The door may get jammed and there could be an emergency situation where you need to get your car out.
Secure vise grips to the tracks under the door to keep it.
A bad dent will cause the garage door to go off track easily similar to what a damaged rail can do to a train.
Open the door partially so that one of the detached rollers is in line with the trouble spot on the track.
In extreme cases the door can even come out of the track.
A door that won t close and lock leaves you vulnerable to burglars too.
A garage door that s out of alignment can be very dangerous.
The most common issues caused when a garage door track is out of alignment are as follows.
When the track is out of adjustment it can cause the garage door to not operate correctly.