Garage Door Service, Installation & Repair Pros for garage door repair services Archer, FL. Phone +1 352-372-6479. Commercial & Residential Maintenance.

Here at Lester's Garage Doors, we provide professional services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our skilled and trained 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 difficult; most individuals, even garage door specialists, sometimes have trouble measuring torsion springs. Buying incorrect springs wastes time and money. If you are not exactly sure if your door had the proper springs, we suggest that you weigh your door using 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 3rd option is to determine the door size and design number. After you gather the necessary info you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Before starting on the replacement, it is important that we begin these guidelines with our sternest caution: CARE! Replacing garage door torsion springs threatens because the springs are under stress. You could likewise harm property. We want your service, but not at the expense of your well being. Getting the job done right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your ability to safely 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 forefinger. A couple of years later I had five stitches in my best thumb, and a year later on five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic staffs dug steel out of my eye and finished my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive as to believe that I have made my last journey to the emergency room. Repairing garage doors, particularly changing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a diy house owner or a knowledgeable service technician. It is difficult to cover every harmful situation you might experience. Pay special attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to dangerous steps listed below that can result in physical injury, we recommend that you carefully study all the guidelines listed below before starting your work. 2.1 2 crucial presumptions will assist you perform this replacement securely. Initially, presume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts far from the springs. Wear security glasses. 2.2 Second, presume that the cone will slip or explode as you relax and wind the spring. Keep your go 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 doesn’t rip your flesh or wrap your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. In some cases, nevertheless, 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 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 replace these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The 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 a few of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over 4 inches. I have actually had a number of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one creating an$ 1800 emergency room expense.

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 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 may require to remove 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 difficult, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Top Collect the materials and tools needed for changing the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll need a minimum of a couple of 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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