Torsion Spring Garage Door Installation Instructions

In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.

Torsion spring garage door installation instructions.

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. Supplemental instructions torsion spring installation this is a supplement to the residential garage door instructions referred to as the manual. The spring is secured to a spring anchor bracket on one end and to the shaft on the other. The torsion springs on steel rolling doors work the same way as other torsion springs in the garage door industry.

Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. Install standard torsion springs install ez set torsion springs ideal door is a leader in residential and commercial garage doors and a preferred brand among consumers architects specifiers and building professionals. Find the spring with a red marking on the winding cone and loosen the set screws on it as well. The following instructions for replacing garage door springs are for do it yourself homeowners and for maintenance repair men who service their smaller commercial or industrial sectional overhead doors.

When the door is closed the spring is wound. Ez set torsion spring system assembly installation instructions ez set torsion spring system assembly installation instructions these instructions are to be used in conjunction with your standard installation manual. Garage door springs come in two styles. Follow the manual up through assembling installing the track except leave a minimum of 1 2 per side between.

Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. 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. If you want to remove standard garage torsion springs yourself follow this video s instructions. 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. These directions are designed for torsion springs mounted to both sides of an anchor bracket above the middle of the garage door as pictured above.

Now you will install the rest of the torsion spring hardware starting on the left side of the door.