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Here at Lester's Garage Doors, we provide support services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our expert and trained service technicians are educated and certified to provide excellent 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 tough; most individuals, even garage door technicians, in some cases have problem determining torsion springs. Ordering inaccurate springs wastes time and cash. If you are not exactly sure if your door had the proper springs, we advise that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would estimate that a minimum of 10% of the doors have the incorrect springs on them. We like to enhance the garage door balance. A 3rd choice is to determine the door size and design number. After you collect the needed info you can order garage door springs.

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Top Prior to getting going on the replacement, it is important that we start these directions with our sternest warning: CAUTION! Replacing garage door torsion springs is hazardous due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You might likewise harm property. We desire your service, but not at the expense 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 advise you hire an expert to fix 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 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 staffs dug steel out of my eye and stitched up my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so naive as to think that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, particularly changing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a do-it-yourself house owner or a skilled specialist. It is difficult to cover every hazardous circumstance you might come across. Pay special attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous steps listed below that can result in physical injury, we recommend that you thoroughly study all the guidelines listed below before beginning your work. 2.1 2 crucial presumptions will help you perform this replacement securely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts away from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, assume that the cone will slip or explode 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 produced 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, nevertheless, the holes are too little 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 method to change 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 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’ve had a number of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency clinic 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 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 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 9 coils is difficult, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Leading Collect the products and tools needed for altering 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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