How To Wind A Single Spring Garage Door

Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance.

How to wind a single spring garage door.

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. That is unless it s a reverse torsion system which we are not going to discuss right now. The door rises vertically a short distance and then moves horizontally in the tracks. These doors use flat cable drums.

After entering your spring information you will see your old spring and then a pair of springs one left wind and one right wind that is compatable with your garage door. Once you have your torsion spring measurements and your garage door height go to our find my spring database and click on the convert from one spring to two tab. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. Therefore determining how to wind a torsion spring may depend on many factors.

Here is how you can make one of the most danger. On standard lift doors the formula is dh dc 1 or the door height in inches divided by the drum circumference in inches plus one. It is hard to tell the direction of winding from the front side. Notice a sears profe.

This is your first quarter turn. The right hand winding springs are wound in a clockwise direction. This video applies t. The best spring possible using the best torsion spring tool surewinder garage door springs are dangerous.

On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring. Garage door spring wind direction color chart. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side. Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance.

To increase tension for a door that s difficult to open or closes too quickly wind the cone up in the same direction as the garage door cable goes through the pulley. On the other hand a left hand winding spring is wound in an anti clockwise direction and has its end of wire on the left side. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. At this point you will wind the springs.