How To Wind A Single Spring Garage Door

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How to wind a single spring garage door.

Here is how you can make one of the most danger. Garage door spring wind direction color chart. It is hard to tell the direction of winding from the front side. 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.

You will be winding up on the torsion spring. Thus they have their end of wire on the right side. That is unless it s a reverse torsion system which we are not going to discuss right now. 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.

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. To decrease tension for a door that isn t closing fully is difficult to close or opens too quickly wind the cone down 23 x research source in the opposite direction from how the garage door cable passes through the pulley. 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. The best spring possible using the best torsion spring tool surewinder garage door springs are dangerous.

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. 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. Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. Therefore determining how to wind a torsion spring may depend on many factors.

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. These doors use flat cable drums. On the contrary it is very simple to determine the winding type of a garage door spring. 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.

This is your first quarter turn. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. At this point you will wind the springs. Notice a sears profe.