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Mesa Garage Doors

4915 E Hunter Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807, United States

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+1 714-560-7270

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Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm // Sat, 9am-3pm

Determining springs can be hard; most individuals, even garage door specialists, sometimes have trouble measuring torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs lose time and money. If you are not exactly sure if your door had the correct springs, we recommend that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would estimate that at least 10% of the doors have the inaccurate springs on them. We like to improve the garage door balance. A third alternative is to identify the door size and model number. After you gather the needed information you can order garage door springs.

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Leading Before starting on the replacement, it is important that we begin these directions with our sternest caution: CAUTION! Changing garage door torsion springs threatens due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You could also damage property. We want your company, but not at the cost of your well being. Doing the job right is your obligation. If you have any doubts about your ability to safely alter your springs, we recommend you work with an expert to repair your garage door. Safety First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical aptitude, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left forefinger. A couple of years later on I had five stitches in my right thumb, and a year later five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic personnels dug steel out of my eye and stitched up my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so ignorant as to think that I have made my last trip to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, particularly replacing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a diy homeowner or an experienced specialist. It is impossible to cover every hazardous circumstance you might come across. Pay unique attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to dangerous steps listed below that can lead to physical injury, we suggest that you thoroughly study all the directions below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 Two essential assumptions will help you execute this replacement securely. Initially, presume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts away from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, assume that the cone will slip or blow up as you unwind and wind the spring. Keep your go out of the path of the winding cone. Keep your hands far from the cones so that if and when the winding bar slips out of the cone and your hand jerks up, the cone doesn’t rip your flesh or wrap your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, nevertheless, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t use a 1/2 “bar; instead, grind down a 5/8″ bar to fit. I just recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding because I utilized a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar wouldn’t fit. The only safe method to change these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The very same is true of Older Overhead, Bar Col and Raynor torsion springs that have winding cones with inconsistent hole sizes. If you place a 1/2 “X 18” bar in a few of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over four inches. I have actually had a number of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one generating an$ 1800 emergency space bill.

If your cones resemble any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the task of installing torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will require to eliminate a fuse or flip the breaker. 2.6 Disengage the opener from the door. Some garage door openers have a neutral position for the trolley detach. On older openers you may need to eliminate the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not recommend changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of 8 or 9 coils is hard, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Collect the products and tools required for altering the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of a couple of 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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