Setting Garage Door Springs

The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door.

Setting garage door springs.

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. Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill.

If the garage door isn t opening or closing properly then check the tension on the torsion springs for needed adjustments you may need to have someone helping you to adjust the torsion spring because it can be potentially dangerous. Side mounted springs are long heavy springs mounted on each side of the upper garage door track. This video applies t. This tension makes it easier to lift the garage door from its closed position.

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.