Pull down on the emergency release handle to disconnect the door from the opener track.
How to balance a garage door with torsion springs.
Close the garage door.
Open it just as wide as you can without hitting the garage door opener s stop bolt and place a clamp on the track on both sides to keep the door in.
Stand a stepladder at the area of the motor and unplug the power cord to the opener.
The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door.
Check for the door balance and level.
Torsion springs sit against the wall over the garage door.
A garage door uses a spring system to counter balance the weight of the garage door.
In a sectional torsion spring system this is done using one or more torsion springs that are attached to a torsion tube at the top of the garage door opening.
Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease.
There are many schools of thought about garage door torsion springs and their replacement.
Look at the wall just above the garage door.
There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door.
The bar also has a pulley at each end through which the garage door cables that open and close it pass.
Weighing your garage door is the best possible way to determine the proper springs needed for the door.
A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem.
Long and heavy springs attached to the upper portion of the door are called extension springs.
Locate the torsion springs on the bar above the garage door.
Door weights 150lbs and under will be shipped with 1 high cycle life torsion spring.
Spot the bar that runs parallel to the top of the garage door and has 2 springs on it.
Adjusting an extension spring door.
Torsion springs store energy by coiling tightly as the door as the door closes.
We will use the corrispoding weight you ordered to customize the perfect spring s to balance your garage door.
When the door is closed and at rest the torsion spring stores enormous amounts of energy and when you want the door to open the spring helps by uncoiling and releasing that energy.