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Measuring springs can be difficult; most individuals, even garage door service technicians, often have difficulty measuring torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs wastes time and money. If you are uncertain if your door had the appropriate springs, we recommend that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would approximate that a minimum of 10% of the doors have the incorrect springs on them. We like to improve the garage door balance. A third option is to identify the door size and design number. After you gather the required details you can purchase garage door springs.

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Leading Before getting begun on the replacement, it is essential that we begin these instructions with our sternest warning: CAUTION! Changing garage door torsion springs threatens due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You might also harm residential or commercial property. We want your organisation, but not at the expenditure of your well being. Getting the job done right is your responsibility. If you have any doubts about your capability to safely alter your springs, we recommend you work with a professional 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 few years later on I had 5 stitches in my ideal thumb, and a year later five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic staffs 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 made my last trip to the emergency situation space. Fixing garage doors, particularly changing torsion springs, is dangerous work, whether you are a do-it-yourself house owner or a knowledgeable professional. It is impossible to cover every hazardous situation you may come across. Pay special attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous steps below that can lead to physical injury, we advise that you thoroughly study all the instructions listed below prior to starting your work. 2.1 Two important assumptions will help you perform this replacement securely. First, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts away from the springs. Wear shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, assume that the cone will slip or explode as you loosen up and wind the spring. Keep your head 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 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 made for 5/8 “bars. In some cases, nevertheless, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, do not 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 used a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar would not fit. The only safe method to replace these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The same holds 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 four inches. I have actually had much of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency situation space expense.

If your cones are like 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 remove a fuse or turn 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 might need to get rid of the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of eight or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Gather the supplies and tools needed for changing the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of one or two 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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