Garage Door Winding Tool

Easier to handle and safer to use than basic winding bars.

Garage door winding tool.

The donkey cone changes the winding allowance from 90 to 45. One of the most important tools for garage door repair is a pair of winding bars. In short the donkey cone allows garage door professionals to safely add remove tension to a garage door torsion spring in situations that don t allow for them to use an industry standard 18 winging bar tool. Winding bars traditionally come in three lengths.

The 18 winding bars such as the standard residential winding bar picture on the right wb 18 are suitable for residential and light commercial doors. We ve tried all spring winding tools and the surewinder is the best. Torquewinder model t5518 has 1 2 diameter bars 18 long for easy handling. Jim rapp owner precision overhead door of tampa bay without a doubt using a winding tool like surewinder makes the most ergonomic sense for saving shoulders and wrists over the course of a career.

Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs. The longer winding bars become necessary when working on heavier commercial and industrial overhead doors as the springs hold more tension. Prime line gd 52238 torsion spring winding rods the only tools recommended for adjusting or replacing garage door tension springs 1 2 diameter x 16 long round steel rods pack of 2 2 packs of winding rods with non slip rubber handle for torsion springs solid stainless steel metal winding bars hardware for adjusting or replacing. We also offer reliable cable cutters that can provide clean cuts on all your garage door cables plus torsion swing winding bars in four size options.

18 24 and 36. Made form long lasting durable materials our bench swagers and hand swagers securely crimp garage door cable sleeves up to 3 16 of an inch. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. Garage door spring winding bars tool.