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PSS Garage Doors & Gates

1441 Callens Rd, Ventura, CA 93003, United States

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+1 805-644-5482

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Mon-Fri : 8am-5pm

Measuring springs can be challenging; most people, even garage door technicians, sometimes have difficulty determining torsion springs. Ordering inaccurate springs lose time and money. If you are uncertain if your door had the correct springs, we recommend that you weigh your door utilizing 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 enhance the garage door balance. A 3rd choice is to figure out the door size and design number. After you collect the needed details you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Before getting going on the replacement, it is essential that we start these directions with our sternest warning: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs threatens because the springs are under tension. You might also harm home. We desire your service, however not at the expense of your well being. Doing the job right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your capability to securely alter your springs, we recommend you work with 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 forefinger. A few years later I had 5 stitches in my best thumb, and a year later 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic personnels dug steel out of my eye and stitched up my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive as to think that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency clinic. Repairing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, is hazardous work, whether you are a diy property owner or a knowledgeable technician. It is impossible to cover every unsafe situation you might encounter. Pay unique attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous actions below that can result in bodily injury, we suggest that you carefully study all the guidelines below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 2 essential presumptions will help you execute 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. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 2nd, presume that the cone will slip or explode as you loosen up 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 wrap your clothes and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. Often, however, the holes are too small for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t use 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 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 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 a lot of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one generating an$ 1800 emergency situation space expense.

If your cones resemble 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 eliminate a fuse or flip 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 might require to remove the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not suggest replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of eight or nine coils is tough, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Gather the supplies and tools needed for changing the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll need a minimum of one or 2 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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