Hinges on new garage doors often break prematurely because the hinges are thinner and narrower.
We often recommend that customers with larger, heavier doors upgrade to the heavier 14 gauge hinges when possible. Here is a comparison of the benefits and drawbacks of each.…
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Custom residential garage doors are a beautiful addition to any home. No matter how old it becomes, we always tend to think of it as new, just like the day we bought it. When you can’t deny it any longer and admit it’s time for a repair (or maybe it breaks down and leaves you with no choice), you might worry that the right part won’t be available.…
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In the garage door industry gapping refers to engineered spaces between coils on a torsion spring. Gapped springs function differently than ungapped springs, and using the wrong springs from a gapping perspective can cause unneeded expense and time to rectify.
Clopay EZ-Set torsion springs are specially gapped, and designed only for Clopay Door EZ-Set systems.…
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Home remodeling can be exciting, or it can be viewed as expensive, a lot of work or not worth it, all depending on one’s outlook and their plans for the future. Sure, there are a lot of people who will tell you that this project or that one will increase your home’s value.…
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With temperatures dropping it won’t be long before the leaves fall, the air is crisp and cool, and you are staring winter in the face. This means you need to think about all those pesky details and maintenance protocol that need to be done before the snow flies, especially garage door inspections.…
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Over the years one of the most frustrating parts of door repairs has been the removal of cones from the ends of torsion springs.
The new gif at our “Torsion Spring Cone Replacement” tutorial should help clarify where the stress needs to be.…
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When a cable breaks the first symptom is usually a crooked garage door. This can also happen if one of the cables comes off one of the drums.
Garage door cables often fray just under the cable drum because of the rough grooves in the drum.…
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From time to time someone with an older one-piece garage door will contact us to see if we can make a spring that is tapered on one end as you can see at the right end of the spring below.
In years past manufacturing costs were much less and there were more of these doors, so it was cost-effective to make large quantities of springs like these.…
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Since there have been about 20 dock leveler manufacturers over the decades, and since most have unique parts, it is best to begin by identifying the manufacturer of the leveler.
Usually, there is a label to identify the manufacturer and possibly the model.…
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There are a number of applications where a different inside diameter is needed. Our Torsion Spring Inside Diameter Converter page should help.
For example, older springs often have obsolete hardware or cones.
There are also times when shorter springs are needed to fit in a limited space as often occurs when installing longer life springs or high lift door springs.…
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