Garage Door Torsion System

Product overview what was 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 torsion system.

Are visible for inspection. Our partners at clopay offer custom garage doors in a variety of sizes. Here is the cable drum at the left end of the torsion shaft. The cause is because of adding weight to the door.

Another reason to install a four spring system. 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. The torsion spring system utilizes a spring bar torsion tube mounted on the header above the garage. At diy garage door parts we help you identify the problem and the solution.

Center bracket by its stationary cone and to the axle torsion tube by its winding cone. If one spring is broken on your torsion system we highly recommend replacing both springs. Over the past 40 to 50 years the most common type of spring installed on new garage door builds is the torsion spring. To the right of the drum is the right wind torsion spring.

Door on the inside. A second reason for installing four springs is if it needs an additional lift as a result of the door not having the correct springs. Step 3 determine wire size. This oem spring replacement system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process.

The spring is mounted to the spring anchor bracket i e. Excellent customer service and quality workmanship that s what you can always expect when you call us for a garage door repair or new installation. Choosing a garage door size. The left spring is right hand wound rhw and the right spring is left hand wound lhw.

Wider and taller doors found in warehouses and commercial facilities use larger torsion springs. Metal drums are mounted at each end of the torsion tube. If you need a double garage door the typical measurement is 16 ft. Most standard residential torsion systems have two torsion springs one on the right and left.

Torsion springs are more common for heavier garage door installations think taller insulated windowed wooden garage doors. The garage door torsion spring is located above the garage door while considering rear torsion applications it s located behind the door. There is no standard garage door size. However a single garage door at eight to nine feet wide and seven to eight feet high is a common measurement for many homes.