If you are in need of garage door parts or parts for your overhead door, feel free to contact your local Overhead Door Company.
- Mason City, IA | 641-424-4114 | 225 18th Street SE, Mason City, IA 50402
- Olmsted County, MN | 507-281-6872 | 406 37th Street NE, Rochester, MN 55906
- Albert Lea, MN | 507-373-4435 | 77893 209th Street (East of the Trails Travel Center), Albert Lea, MN 56007
To give you an idea of what some of the common garage door parts are, here’s a list, descriptions and pictures of these parts and what they do for your garage door:
Garage Door Springs: Springs allow your garage door to open and close, while counteracting the weight of your door. There are two kinds of springs: extension and torsion. Both are pictured above. If you have a spring break, The Door People at Overhead Door Company of Olmsted County always recommend replacing BOTH springs at the same time. If you have extension springs, you MUST replace both if one breaks. Replacing just one is not an option. Sometimes a door with two torsion springs can operate using the remaining spring that hasn’t broken yet. However, if you rely and operate your door with one spring only, that spring is having to do all of the work and is taking on all of your door’s weight. You risk the chance of twisting the tracks, jamming your door, etc. In addition, we can tell you from experience that overhead door springs tend to have the same lifespan, so if one spring breaks, chances are the second one is very close to breaking as well.
Hinges: Hinges connect your garage door panels together and allow them to move up and down. As the door raises and goes around the bend in the track, the hinges hold the panels together. There also are hinges on the left and right sides of your door. They have a sleeve in them where the rollers go. Hinges can stick and make noise when the door is operating. They can get rusty and even break. It’s important to lubricate your hinges to keep your door running smoothly.
Rollers: Rollers are located at the left and right sides of your garage door. They allow the door to move up and down on the track. Overhead door rollers also should be properly lubricated to keep your door running smoothly.
Sheave Pulleys: a sheave is a wheel or roller with a groove along its edge for holding the garage door cable. When hung between two supports and equipped with the cable, one or more sheaves make up a pulley.
Cables: A broken garage door cable cannot be repaired; it needs to be replaced. The cable pulls your garage door up.
Track: Your garage door track houses and guides the rollers. There are three basic types of garage door track lift: standard lift, vertical lift and high lift. Standard lift tracks are used for most residential garage doors. These tracks are often times are galvanized to protect against rust and corrosion.
Weather strip and brush: Weather strip is a seal around the perimeter of your garage door that minimizes air flow, allowing it to be energy efficient by keeping the warm air, which you’ve already paid for, from escaping outside. There is also a rubber strip at the bottom of your door, known as astragal, which is designed to seal your door properly for the same reason.
