Tightening Overhead Garage Door Springs

Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease.

Tightening overhead garage door springs.

This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. The color on the winding cone is to help identify on which side of the door the spring is to be used. If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments.

This enables the opening and closing of the garage door. Garage door spring wind direction color chart. In most cases you can determine the wind of your garage door torsion spring by using the color coded system on the cones at the end of the spring. For pricing and availability.

Garage door extension spring pro kit double looped for 7 high door 25 42 120 pounds green pair regular price. The torsion springs and all the related apparatus are situated at the top of a garage door. 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 torsion shaft powered by the spring lifts drums that easily winds cables connected with the doors at the bottom.

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. Each torsion spring consists of spring coils stationary cone and a winding cone fig. The whole garage door apparatus is very economically and smartly designed. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track.

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door. 60 64 special price 48 51. The spring coils are color coded depending on the spring size and the winding cone is color coded separately either red or black. That is unless it s a reverse torsion system which we are not going to discuss right now.