They allow your garage door to travel up or down the vertical track easily when it s opening or closing.
Garage door parts terminology.
There are many kinds of panels.
They re attached to the side of your garage door and inserted into the vertical track.
Springs are under extreme tension.
Bottom bracket fixture that attaches to the bottom of the bottom panel and carries the door roller typically has a stud that the garage door cables attach to.
An extension spring is generally mounted above horizontal tracks extends from front of door opening to the back hang and provides lifting power by stretching.
Panels this basically refers to the main garage door itself or smaller sections if it is comprised of individual pieces or panels.
If you look inside your vertical track you ll see small wheel shaped parts.
Galvanizing galvanizing is the process of coating steel to prevent rusting.
Long panels and short panels have rectangular patterns along the garage door.
Garage door opener garage door openers consist of all the hardware that combines to open and close a garage door.
The garage door parts you see from the outside are the panels.
Bracket also called jamb brackets used to attach the garage door vertical tracks to the framing on either side of the garage door opening.
Flush panels have no design on them and give your home a clean crisp look.
All steel garage doors are galvanized.
These are known as rollers.