Setting Up Garage Door Springs

Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer.

Setting up garage door springs.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. Open it just as wide as you can without hitting the garage door opener s stop bolt and place a clamp on the track on both sides to keep the door in. American garage door supply strives to make your torsion spring selection process simple and worry free. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation.

This video applies t. Garage door openers come in several varieties. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill.

The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. Install the garage door opener. This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position.

With an extension spring door the goal is to take all the tension off the door before you even think about touching a spring you can do this by opening the door all the way and propping it up with a ladder. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track. A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease.

Replacing garage door torsion springs can seem to be a daunting task. All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. 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. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.

Starting with our easy to use garage door torsion spring configuration tool below you can find almost any size replacement torsion spring quick easy.