Garage Door Installation Instructions Torsion Spring

Read the information in both manuals before beginning installation.

Garage door installation instructions torsion spring.

Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. It covers installation of torsion springs step 14 of the manual. Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers. The opening must be framed with 2 x 6 minimum wood jambs.

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. For doors over 8 tall contact amarr garage doors sec on 5 4 4 5 3 3 2 2 bottom 1 1 roller hinge 2 track step 1. Signs that can indicate the need for a garage door spring repair or replacement include. In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs.

Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. This is your first quarter turn. Supplemental instructions torsion spring installation this is a supplement to the residential garage door instructions referred to as the manual.

Framing the opening the garage door opening should be approximately the same size as the door figure 1. 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. Slip the torsion springs onto the spring tube the red winding cone on the left end the nylon center bearing center bearing plate and the black winding cone torsion spring on the right end fig. The torsion springs on steel rolling doors work the same way as other torsion springs in the garage door industry.

Torsion spring and opener. For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual.