Single Garage Door Torsion Spring Installation

Single torsion spring replacement.

Single garage door torsion spring installation.

Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. Black winding cone torsion springs are used on the right side of the door and red winding cone torsion springs are used on the left side of the door when viewing the door from the inside looking out. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation.

Repair almost always means replacement but you might only need to balance the door and lubricate the springs. Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. While clopay has made great strides in developing a safe system for the do it yourselfer to install replacing these garage door springs can be very difficult. You will be winding up on the torsion spring.

All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. Many garage door servicemen mark the springs with chalk or paint but you can probably wind the springs in the time it would take me to explain how to read the marks. We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story. Failure to install the torsion springs on the correct side will cause your door to function improperly and could result in serious injury.

At this point you will wind the springs. Garage door springs come in two styles. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door.

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