Garage Door Spring Installation Instructions

Signs that can indicate the need for a garage door spring repair or replacement include.

Garage door spring installation instructions.

It covers installation of torsion springs step 14 of the manual. For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual. 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. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets.

First 1st united door technolgies garage door installation install instructions torsion spring wind winding safety caution stile hinge center end bearing plate flange tools required hardware materials left right hand section panels track horizontal vertical spring mounting cable drums assembly vise grip hammer screwdriver step ladder perforated. Garage door springs must be properly balanced to operate efficiently and they can experience a reduction in tension over time. Get in touch 1 800 621 3667. Ideal door is a leader in residential and commercial garage doors and a preferred brand among consumers architects specifiers and building professionals.

A broken spring can prevent an electric door opener s motor from reaching top speed so a. This page gives detailed instructions on how to install your garage door springs on a door that uses two springs. Door opens and closes too slowly. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.

If the springs are too strong move each s hook the same distance away from the header. Attach strut s to the center stile with 2 1 4 x 1 tek screws figure 14a. Install using 2 1 4 x 1 tek screws into each end stile figure 14c. Read the information in both.

Sectional garage door installation instructions series 321 323 327 329. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor. If you prefer videos be sure to check out our video on how to replace garage door torsion springs. To hold the level in place tape it to the section.

Note due to lack of available head room refer to page 2 table 1 you may require a low head room application. This is dangerous work so read the warnings carefully. After matching the spring lengths if the door is a little heavy open the door support it and move each s hook the same distance along the track angle toward the header.