Setting Garage Door Springs

Through the use of pulleys they perform the same function as the torsion springs.

Setting garage door springs.

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. The springs extend along the shaft and work by twisting as the garage door closes by means of cables attached to each side of the lowest garage door panel. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. 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.

If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments you may need to have someone helping you to adjust the torsion spring because it can be potentially dangerous. They come under tension when the garage door is closed to make lifting the. 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. This video applies t.

Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track.