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American Veteran Garage Doors

800 N Rainbow Blvd Ste 167, Las Vegas, NV 89107, United States

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+1 702-979-2870

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Mon-Sun : 7am-10pm

Measuring springs can be difficult; most people, even garage door professionals, sometimes have difficulty determining torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs lose time and cash. If you are not sure if your door had the correct springs, we recommend 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 incorrect springs on them. We like to enhance the garage door balance. A third option is to determine the door size and model number. After you gather the necessary information you can purchase garage door springs.

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Top Before starting on the replacement, it is necessary that we start these instructions with our sternest warning: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs is unsafe due to the fact that the springs are under stress. You could also harm property. We want your business, however not at the cost of your well being. Getting the job done right is your responsibility. If you have any doubts about your capability to securely alter your springs, we advise you hire an expert to fix 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 couple of years later on I had 5 stitches in my right thumb, and a year later on 5 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 regarding think that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a do-it-yourself house owner or an experienced technician. It is impossible to cover every unsafe circumstance you might encounter. Pay unique attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to harmful actions below that can result in bodily injury, we advise that you thoroughly study all the instructions listed below before beginning your work. 2.1 2 important assumptions will assist you perform this replacement safely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you unwind or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts far from the springs. Wear safety glasses. 2.2 Second, presume that the cone will slip or take off 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 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 small for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, do not utilize a 1/2 “bar; rather, grind down a 5/8″ bar to fit. I just recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding due to the fact that I used a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar wouldn’t fit. The only safe way to change these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The 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 a few 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 generating 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 setting up torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need to eliminate a fuse or turn 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 get rid of the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of 8 or 9 coils is hard, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Top Collect the products and tools needed for altering the springs securely. 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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