Straighten Garage Door Strut

Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width.
Straighten garage door strut. A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel. Sorry for some reason i d. You will then need to straighten the top section and reinstall the strut. Struts provide additional support for the garage door panel s and help prevent bending of the panel s.
Many doors come standard with a strut acros. Struts frequently bend when an opener lifts a 16 foot steel door that has a broken spring. Watch this video to see how to fix it easily. A 16 wood door should have 3 or more struts but insulated steel doors should have at least two.
Doors over 10 feet wide usually have at least one strut across the top panel. Purchase four strut clips if you have a wood door or two strut clips per stile for steel doors. Struts can be installed on any of the panels. Stiles are the metal braces that run from the top to the bottom of a door section.
Is your garage door popping or making a loud thud when you are opening or closing it. Struts can be used on metal vinyl and wood garage doors. These struts can be straightened by locking the door removing the strut and straightening it. This will often leave a one to three inch gap in the center of the top section.
Measure the width of your door with a tape measure.