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Lester's Garage Doors

720 SE 9th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32601

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+1 352-372-6479

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Mon-Fri : 8am-4pm

Measuring springs can be tough; most individuals, even garage door service technicians, sometimes have difficulty determining torsion springs. Ordering inaccurate springs lose time and cash. If you are not sure 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 estimate that a minimum of 10% of the doors have the inaccurate springs on them. We like to enhance the garage door balance. A 3rd alternative is to figure out the door size and model number. After you collect the essential info you can purchase garage door springs.

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Top Prior to starting on the replacement, it is essential that we start these directions with our sternest caution: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs is dangerous due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You could likewise harm property. We desire your business, but not at the expense of your well being. Doing the task right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your ability to securely alter your springs, we advise you hire a professional to fix your garage door. Security First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical ability, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left forefinger. A few years later on I had five stitches in my ideal thumb, and a year later 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic staffs dug steel out of my eye and finished my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so naive as to think that I have made my last journey to the emergency situation space. Fixing garage doors, particularly changing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a do-it-yourself property owner or a knowledgeable technician. It is difficult to cover every hazardous situation you might encounter. Pay special attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to unsafe steps below that can lead to physical injury, we advise that you carefully study all the instructions below prior to starting your work. 2.1 Two important assumptions will help you perform this replacement safely. First, presume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts far from the springs. Wear safety glasses. 2.2 Second, presume that the cone will slip or take off as you loosen up and wind the spring. Keep your head 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 wrap your clothes 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 small for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t use a 1/2 “bar; rather, grind down a 5/8″ bar to fit. I 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 change 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 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 4 inches. I’ve had a number of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one generating an$ 1800 emergency clinic bill.

If your cones are like any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the job of setting up torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need to get rid of a fuse or flip the circuit 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 need to eliminate the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of 8 or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Collect the materials and tools required for changing the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll need a minimum of one or two 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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