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Here at Mesa Garage Doors, we offer services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our professional and reliable service technicians are educated and certified to offer first-class services to our consumers.

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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

Measuring springs can be hard; most individuals, even garage door technicians, sometimes have problem determining torsion springs. Buying inaccurate springs lose time and money. If you are not exactly sure if your door had the right springs, we suggest that you weigh your door utilizing an analog scale. From my own field experience I would approximate that at least 10% of the doors have the inaccurate springs on them. We like to enhance the garage door balance. A 3rd alternative is to identify the door size and design number. After you gather the necessary details you can purchase garage door springs.

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Top Before getting started on the replacement, it is essential that we start these instructions with our sternest warning: CARE! Replacing garage door torsion springs is dangerous since the springs are under tension. You could also damage property. We desire your organisation, but not at the expense of your well being. Getting the job done right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your capability to safely alter your springs, we suggest you work with an expert to repair your garage door. Security First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical aptitude, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left index finger. A couple of years later I had five stitches in my right thumb, and a year later 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic personnels dug steel out of my eye and sewed up my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so ignorant as to believe that I have actually made my last trip to the emergency situation room. Fixing garage doors, particularly replacing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a diy homeowner or a knowledgeable professional. It is impossible to cover every harmful scenario you might experience. Pay unique attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to unsafe steps below that can lead to physical injury, we recommend that you thoroughly study all the directions listed below before starting your work. 2.1 2 crucial presumptions will help you perform this replacement safely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts away from the springs. Wear shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, assume that the cone will slip or explode as you unwind and wind the spring. Keep your go out of the course 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 does not rip your flesh or cover your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were produced 5/8 “bars. Often, however, 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 due to the fact that I utilized a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar wouldn’t fit. The only safe way to replace these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The exact same is true of Older Overhead, Bar Col and Raynor torsion springs that have winding cones with irregular hole sizes. If you place a 1/2 “X 18” bar in some of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over 4 inches. I have actually had a number of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency clinic expense.

If your cones resemble any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the task of setting up torsion springs to a professional garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need to get rid of 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 disconnect. On older openers you may require to get rid of the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of eight or 9 coils is difficult, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Top Gather the products and tools needed for changing the springs securely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of one or 2 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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