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

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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

Measuring springs can be hard; most individuals, even garage door service technicians, sometimes have problem determining torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs lose 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 estimate that at least 10% of the doors have the incorrect springs on them. We like to improve the garage door balance. A third alternative is to figure out the door size and model number. After you gather the required information you can purchase garage door springs.

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Leading Prior to starting on the replacement, it is necessary that we start these guidelines with our sternest caution: CAUTION! Replacing garage door torsion springs is dangerous due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You might also harm home. We desire your organisation, but not at the cost 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 suggest you employ a professional to fix your garage door. Safety First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical aptitude, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left forefinger. A few years later I had five stitches in my best thumb, and a year later on 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic 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 made my last trip to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, especially replacing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a do-it-yourself house owner or a knowledgeable technician. It is difficult to cover every unsafe circumstance you may encounter. Pay unique attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous actions listed below that can lead to bodily injury, we suggest that you thoroughly study all the guidelines listed below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 Two important assumptions will assist you perform this replacement safely. First, assume 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 2nd, presume that the cone will slip or explode as you loosen up 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 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. Sometimes, however, the holes are too small for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, do not 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 utilized 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 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 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 get rid of 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 may require to eliminate the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not suggest replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of 8 or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Gather the materials and tools required for altering the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of a couple of 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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