You will then need to straighten the top section and reinstall the strut.
Straighten garage door strut.
Struts can be installed on any of the panels.
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.
Hammer out the bend.
Doors over 10 feet wide usually have at least one strut across the top panel.
If you notice that your top garage door panel bends in the middle when.
Struts can be used on metal vinyl and wood garage doors.
Most residential doors have a strut pre installed at the top of the top panel on the garage door.
Stiles are the metal braces that run from the top to the bottom of a door section.
Purchase four strut clips if you have a wood door or two strut clips per stile for steel doors.
Place the wood on the distended side of the door and tap it with the hammer.
Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width.
Struts frequently bend when an opener lifts a 16 foot steel door that has a broken spring.
You ll need a 2x4 of wood and a rubber mallet.
A 16 wood door should have 3 or more struts but insulated steel doors should have at least two.
In this video i will show you how to prevent and diy fix a buckling garage door panel.
One of the most simple fixes you can do is hammering out the bend in the door.
These struts can be straightened by locking the door removing the strut and straightening it.
Five star doors adds an additional strut to all our garage door installs.