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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 tough; most individuals, even garage door professionals, sometimes have difficulty measuring torsion springs. Ordering inaccurate springs wastes time and money. If you are uncertain if your door had the appropriate springs, we advise 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 improve the garage door balance. A third choice is to determine the door size and design number. After you gather the needed information you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Before getting started on the replacement, it is important that we begin these instructions with our sternest warning: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs threatens since the springs are under stress. You could also damage property. We want your service, but not at the expenditure of your well being. Getting the job done right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your ability 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 ability, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left index finger. A few years later I had five stitches in my best thumb, and a year later five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency space personnels dug steel out of my eye and finished my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so ignorant as to believe that I have made my last trip to the emergency room. Repairing garage doors, particularly replacing torsion springs, is dangerous work, whether you are a do-it-yourself property owner or a skilled service technician. It is difficult to cover every hazardous situation you might come across. Pay special attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous actions below that can result in physical injury, we recommend that you carefully study all the guidelines listed below before beginning your work. 2.1 Two important assumptions will help you execute this replacement securely. First, presume that the springs are going to break as you loosen up or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts away from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, presume that the cone will slip or blow up as you relax and wind the spring. Keep your go out of the course 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 wrap your clothes and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. In some cases, however, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, do not utilize a 1/2 “bar; instead, grind down a 5/8″ bar to fit. I recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding since 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 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 have actually had much of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one generating an$ 1800 emergency clinic bill.

If your cones resemble 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 eliminate 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 disconnect. On older openers you might require to remove the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not recommend changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of eight or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Top Gather the supplies and tools required 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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