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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

Determining springs can be difficult; most people, even garage door service technicians, often have difficulty determining torsion springs. Buying incorrect springs lose time and money. If you are uncertain if your door had the correct springs, we advise 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 choice is to determine the door size and design number. After you collect the needed details you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Prior to beginning on the replacement, it is necessary that we begin these directions with our sternest warning: CARE! Replacing garage door torsion springs is unsafe since the springs are under tension. You might likewise damage residential or commercial property. We desire your service, however not at the cost of your well being. Doing the job right is your responsibility. If you have any doubts about your capability to securely alter your springs, we advise you hire a professional to repair your garage door. Safety First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical ability, 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 ideal thumb, and a year later 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic staffs dug steel out of my eye and sewed up my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so ignorant as to believe that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, especially replacing torsion springs, is dangerous work, whether you are a do-it-yourself house owner or an experienced technician. It is impossible to cover every hazardous scenario you might experience. Pay unique attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous steps below that can lead to bodily injury, we advise that you carefully study all the guidelines below prior to starting your work. 2.1 2 crucial assumptions will help you execute this replacement securely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts far from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, assume that the cone will slip or blow up as you relax 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 doesn’t rip your flesh or cover your clothes and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were produced 5/8 “bars. In some cases, however, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t utilize 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 wouldn’t fit. The only safe way to change these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The same is true of Older Overhead, Bar Col and Raynor torsion springs that have winding cones with irregular hole sizes. If you insert 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 lot of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one creating 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 job of setting up torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will require to eliminate a fuse or turn the circuit 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 require to remove the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not suggest replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of eight or 9 coils is tough, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Gather the products and tools required for changing the springs securely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of a couple of 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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