Garage Door Torsion Spring Repair
Calling a professional repairer to fix your broken garage door spring can cost between and Save money by placing an order for the necessary parts and doing the repairs yourself.
Make sure you’re dealing with torsion springs and not extension springs. Follow the steps below.
How To DIY Repair Torsion Springs In A Garage Door
Gather the following garage door tools and equipment before attempting fixing garage door springs:
- Leather gloves and safety glasses
- Cordless drill
- Hammer
- Adjustable wrench
- Clamps
- Socket/ratchet set
- Locking pliers
- Rags
- Winding bars
- Bottom brackets
- Double-life torsion springs
- Lift cables
After you have all the supplies needed, follow these steps to repair your garage door torsion spring.
1.Secure The Door
Secure the track with a lock pliers or a C-clamp. Otherwise, while winding the new door springs, the door could fly up and hit you. Make sure to also disconnect the garage door opener before starting any repairs.
2. Winding Bars Can Be Used To Loosen The Spring.
Only use a winding bar to undo a broken spring. Anything else could easily lead to an accident. You will also need to wear eye protection and gloves, and place your ladder to the side of the spring to stay out of harms way.
Insert the winding bar into the hole in the bottom of the undamaged Springs Winding Cone to use it. Loosen the two setscrews while firmly holding the bar in place. If your grip falters, the unwinding spring can snap the bar out of your hands and cause injury.
Place another winding rod into the slot, facing inwards. After fully inserting the second bar, remove the first, and begin unwinding the spring. One bar must be in the cone until you finish relaxing the spring.
3. Disconnect The Springs From The Center Bracket
Once you have removed the torsion springs from the mechanism, remove the bolts and nuts that hold the stationary spring cones to the center bracket.
4. Secure The Torsion Tube
Use locking pliers or a C-clamp, keep the torsion tube in the center bracket. After securing it, begin loosening the setscrews on both ends of the lift cable drums so that you can disconnect the lift cables.
5. Remove The Broken Spring
Slide the torsion tub to the right until the cable drum is removed. When the drum is out, slide off the damaged spring.
6. Garage Door Replacement Parts
Replace both garage door torsion springs, even if only one is faulty. These are the essential measurements to find spring replacement parts.
- Wire diameter
- Wind (or hand) direction of the spring
- Inner diameter and length of the broken spring
It is a good idea to also use this opportunity to replace frayed or rusted brackets and cables. You can order most of these parts online, including the garage door torsion spring.
A standard spring costs about €70, while high-quality options can cost more.
7. Install The Left Spring
Place the new spring on the torsion tube while the stationary cone faces the center bracket. Fit the garage door wire back into the cable drum and slowly place the torsion bar into the left-side bearing bracket.
8. Install A New Center Bearing
Before installing the center bearing, move the torsion bar left. After sliding on the right spring, move the bearing into the stationary cone. After installing the drum, connect the stationary cones to your center bracket.
9. Replace The Bottom Brackets And Rollers.
This is only required if you have used rollers, brackets and lift cables.
Begin by attaching the lift cable loop to the new pin for the bottom brackets. After attaching the bottom brackets pin and cables, install the new roller.
10. Use The Cables
Thread the lift cables between the rollers and doorjamb, and complete the process fitting the lift cable stop through the drums notched slot.
11. Keep The Drums Firmly In Your Hands
Use pliers to secure the torsion tube and then rotate the cable to tighten the drums. Once the rope is tight, you can stretch the setscrews. To ensure that the door opens evenly, both drums must have equal cable tension.
12. Tension Springs For The Garage Door Can Be Twisted.
Winding bars can be used to turn tension springs upwards. Apply the same precautions as when unwinding the springs.
Also, follow the spring suppliers recommendations regarding the number of turns for proper tension.
13. The Springs Should Be Stretched And Lubricated
After winding, tap the bar before tightening the setscrews. Tapping will stretch the spring outwards from its center. Next, spray a garage gate oil lubricant on the springs.
14. Please Test It
Remove all clamps and tools, then test your DIY garage door spring repairs manually by lifting the door manually. The spring adjustments will be accurate if the door opens at least three feet. If not, adjust the springs by adding a quarter turn to each spring until the entryway stays open during the test.
After successful testing, reconnect the door opener.
The worker is installing the lifting gates of the garage.
Conclusion
Before you repair your garage door, make sure it uses twist springs and not extension springs. Extension springs are thinner and run horizontally along each track.
Most garages use only one type of spring, but some systems may use both torsion and extension springs. Verifying the spring system is crucial to repairing a faulty garage accurately and safely.
