Garage Door Torsion Spring Installation

Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance.

Garage door torsion spring installation. Larger commercial and industrial overhead garage door torsion springs are stretched as much as an inch. 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. Black winding cone torsion springs are used on the right side of the door and red winding cone torsion springs are used on the left side of the door when viewing the door from the inside looking out. Mounted horizontally above the opening garage door torsion springs are twisted as the door goes down storing energy in the process.

Many motorized garage door openers are equipped with a force adjustment feature as a safety caution that will stop the door from moving after a few inches if a spring is broken. Repair almost always means replacement but you might only need to balance the door and lubricate the springs. For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual. Garage door springs cost.

If your garage door looks crooked or improperly aligned it could mean a spring on one side of the door has broken is preventing the door from rolling evenly along the tracks. Read the information in both manuals before beginning installation. Part 1 of 2. It covers installation of torsion springs step 14 of the manual.

Torsion spring installation this is a supplement to the residential garage door instructions referred to as the manual. All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. 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. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation.

At this point you will wind the springs. Torsion springs are the most common type of springs found in garages and can lift more weight than extension springs. When the spring unwinds the energy is released causing the door to rise. You will be winding up on the torsion spring.

Just a video showing how to change out broken garage door torsion springs with new ones. Residential torsion springs are stretched 1 8 to 1 4.