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Here at American Garage Doors, Inc., we provide services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our skilled and reliable service technicians are trained and certified to provide excellent services to our clients.

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American Garage Doors, Inc.

1063 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna, NY 14218

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+1 716-823-3422

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Mon-Fri : 8am-4:30pm

Determining springs can be difficult; most individuals, even garage door service technicians, often have trouble determining torsion springs. Buying inaccurate springs wastes time and cash. If you are uncertain if your door had the right springs, we suggest that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would approximate that a minimum of 10% of the doors have the inaccurate springs on them. We like to enhance the garage door balance. A third option is to determine the door size and design number. After you collect the needed info you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Before getting going on the replacement, it is vital that we start these directions with our sternest warning: CAUTION! Changing garage door torsion springs is harmful due to the fact that the springs are under tension. You might also damage residential or commercial property. We desire your business, but not at the expenditure of your well being. Getting the job done right is your responsibility. If you have any doubts about your ability to securely change your springs, we suggest you work with a professional to repair your garage door. Security First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical aptitude, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left index finger. A few years later on I had 5 stitches in my best thumb, and a year later five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency room personnels dug steel out of my eye and stitched up my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive regarding think that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency space. Repairing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, is hazardous work, whether you are a diy property owner or an experienced service technician. It is impossible to cover every unsafe circumstance you might experience. Pay unique attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to dangerous actions listed below that can lead to bodily injury, we suggest that you carefully study all the directions listed below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 2 crucial assumptions will assist you execute this replacement safely. First, presume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts away from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, assume 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 far 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 cover 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, however, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t use 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 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 inconsistent 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 four inches. I’ve had many of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency space 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 a professional 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 detach. On older openers you may need to get rid of the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise 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 likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Gather the materials and tools required for changing the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of one or two 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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