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Here at PSS Garage Doors & Gates, we provide support services night and day, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our skilled and reliable service technicians are taught and certified to offer excellent services to our customers.

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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 tough; most individuals, even garage door specialists, often have trouble measuring torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs wastes time and money. If you are unsure 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 approximate 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 identify the door size and design number. After you gather the essential information you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Prior to getting begun on the replacement, it is vital that we begin these guidelines with our sternest warning: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs is harmful since the springs are under tension. You could also harm property. We desire your service, but not at the cost of your well being. Doing the job right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your ability to safely alter your springs, we advise you hire an expert 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 forefinger. A few years later I had 5 stitches in my right thumb, and a year later five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency situation room personnels dug steel out of my eye and finished my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so naive regarding believe that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency clinic. Repairing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, is dangerous work, whether you are a do-it-yourself homeowner or a knowledgeable specialist. It is difficult to cover every unsafe situation you might come across. Pay special attention to the cautions that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous actions listed below that can lead to physical injury, we recommend that you thoroughly study all the instructions below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 Two important presumptions will assist you perform this replacement securely. First, presume that the springs are going to break as you loosen up or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts away from the springs. Use safety glasses. 2.2 2nd, assume that the cone will slip or take off 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 does not rip your flesh or wrap your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were produced 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, 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 recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding since I used a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar would not 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 exact same is 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 many of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one creating an$ 1800 emergency clinic 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 a professional garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need to get rid of 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 disconnect. On older openers you may require to remove the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not suggest changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of eight or 9 coils is difficult, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Leading Collect the supplies and tools required for changing the springs securely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll need a minimum of one or two 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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