Clopay Garage Door Torsion Spring Adjustment

Be sure to have all your tools inside before closing the door unless you have an alternate access door to the garage.

Clopay garage door torsion spring adjustment. 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. This is the first time the new door is being opened. These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors. Adjustment to torsion springs can be dangerous because they must be adjusted with the door down and the spring under tension.

Read the information in both manuals before beginning installation. Unlock the door slowly raise the door and prop it about halfway open. Torsion springs must be adjusted with the door in the down position. Torsion spring installation this is a supplement to the residential garage door instructions referred to as the manual.

To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview. You ll find helpful instructions on our tutorial for replacing garage door torsion springs. Clopay garage door installation videos. The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier.

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. Steel residential garage door installation instructions and maintenance 1 and 2 layer construction in this manual you will find safety information how to prepare the opening installing the new door painting maintenance and replacement parts. On doors with two torsion springs each torsion spring should be wound the same number of turns. To purchase torsion springs that are torqued with a clopay winder visit our springs page for clopay ideal and holmes ez set springs to purchase extension springs that stretch above the tracks as the door closes visit our springs page for clopay ideal and holmes extension springs.

To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual. Step 7 carefully test door function. Remove the locking pliers.