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Here at Lester's Garage Doors, we offer support services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our specialist and expert technicians are trained and certified to deliver top-notch services to our consumers.

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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 hard; most individuals, even garage door technicians, often have difficulty determining torsion springs. Ordering inaccurate springs lose time and cash. If you are not sure if your door had the proper springs, we suggest that you weigh your door utilizing 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 enhance the garage door balance. A third option is to determine the door size and model number. After you gather the necessary information you can order garage door springs.

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Leading Prior to starting on the replacement, it is vital 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 could likewise harm property. We want your organisation, however not at the expenditure of your well being. Doing the task right is your responsibility. If you have any doubts about your capability to safely change your springs, we suggest you employ a professional to fix 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 on I had 5 stitches in my ideal thumb, and a year later on five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency situation room personnels dug steel out of my eye and sewed up my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive as to think that I have actually made my last trip to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a do-it-yourself homeowner or an experienced service technician. It is difficult to cover every dangerous situation you might come across. Pay unique attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to harmful steps listed below that can lead to physical injury, we suggest that you carefully study all the guidelines below prior to starting your work. 2.1 2 important presumptions will assist you execute this replacement securely. First, presume that the springs are going to break as you unwind or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts far from the springs. Wear safety glasses. 2.2 Second, assume that the cone will slip or take off as you relax and wind the spring. Keep your head out of the path of the winding cone. Keep your hands away 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 clothes and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, 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 utilized 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 very 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’ve had much of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one creating an$ 1800 emergency space bill.

If your cones are like 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 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 disconnect. On older openers you might require 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 eight or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Top 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 2 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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