Setting Garage Door Torsion Springs

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Setting garage door torsion springs. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. Be sure to have all your tools inside before closing the door unless you have an alternate access door to the garage. Professional installation is recommended. Torsion springs must be adjusted with the door in the down position.

The cone is on the torsion spring on the left side away from the center of the garage door. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. Look for a reddish cone on the torsion spring. Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs.

This video applies t. Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer. Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. With locking pliers clamped on the torsion tube winding bars are used to wind the springs tighter to increase tension.

Torsion springs extension springs and other garage door hardware can cause serious injury or death if not handled and installed properly. 1 secure the door in place by putting a c clamp on the garage door track above the bottom most door roller. Do not attempt to install springs or hardware yourself unless you have the proper tools reasonable mechanical aptitude and experience and upper arm strength. If you want to remove standard garage torsion springs yourself follow this video s instructions.

To adjust torsion spring tension the door is locked in the down position. Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill.