Garage Door Service, Installation & Repair Experts for garage door repair service Lake Butler, FL. Phone +1 352-372-6479. Commercial & Residential Repairs.

Here at Lester's Garage Doors, we offer professional services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our qualified and expert service technicians are trained and certified to provide top-level services to our customers.

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Lester's Garage Doors

720 SE 9th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32601

Telephone

+1 352-372-6479

Hours

Mon-Fri : 8am-4pm

Determining springs can be tough; most people, even garage door service technicians, often have difficulty measuring torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs lose time and money. If you are unsure if your door had the right springs, we recommend 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 incorrect springs on them. We like to improve the garage door balance. A third choice is to identify the door size and model number. After you gather the necessary 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 instructions with our sternest warning: CARE! Replacing garage door torsion springs threatens due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You could likewise damage residential or commercial property. We desire your company, but not at the cost of your well being. Getting the job done right is your obligation. If you have any doubts about your capability to securely change your springs, we recommend you employ 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 few years later I had 5 stitches in my right thumb, and a year later five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency room personnels dug steel out of my eye and sewed up my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive as to believe that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency clinic. Repairing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, is harmful work, whether you are a diy homeowner or a skilled professional. It is impossible to cover every hazardous circumstance you may experience. Pay special attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to harmful steps listed below that can result in bodily injury, we suggest that you thoroughly study all the guidelines listed below before beginning your work. 2.1 2 crucial assumptions will help you perform this replacement safely. 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. Wear shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, presume 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 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 clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were produced 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 recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding since I utilized a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar wouldn’t 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 very same is real 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 some of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over four inches. I’ve had a lot of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency clinic expense.

If your cones resemble any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the job of installing torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need to remove a fuse or flip 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 eliminate the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not suggest replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of eight or nine coils is difficult, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Leading Gather the supplies and tools required for altering 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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