Garage Door Single Spring Adjustment

To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller.

Garage door single spring adjustment. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. Garage door springs are used to offset the weight of the door. Adjusting garage door springs is a common repair. Many garage door servicemen mark the springs with chalk or paint but you can probably wind the springs in the time it would take me to explain how to read the marks.

Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. To adjust a door that can t stay open bring the first winding bar up to a 90 degree angle with the garage door this is a quarter turn. This can make the other parts of the garage door last a much longer time. Torsion springs must be adjusted with the door in the down position.

Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. Adjustment to torsion springs can be dangerous because they must be adjusted with the door down and the spring under tension. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles.

When garage doors won t close all of the way or they close unevenly spring adjustment may be called for. Place the second winding bar in the hole that s now facing the floor and vertical to the door to help you hold everything in place while you return the set screws to the holes and tighten them down snugly. Be sure to have all your tools inside before closing the door unless you have an alternate access door to the garage. Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs.

At this point you will wind the springs. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. Without the springs the door is very difficult to lift. How to safely adjust your garage door spring.

Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. This video applies t.