One of the most frustrating parts of garage door repairs is removing cones from the ends of torsion springs.
The new gif at our Torsion Spring Cone Replacement tutorial should help clarify where the pressure needs to be applied. Hook a pipe wrench onto the end of the spring and turn the spring.…
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When a cable breaks, the first symptom is usually a crooked garage door. This could happen if one of the cables came off one of the drums. However, the usual cause is a rusty or frayed cable.
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. Usually, they want to know if we can modify a spring that has one end tapered, such as the one shown below.
In years past, manufacturing costs were much lower, and there were more of these doors.…
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Since there have been about twenty dock leveler manufacturers over the decades, and since most of them use 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 the technician or homeowner needs to change the inside diameter of their springs. Our Torsion Spring Inside Diameter Converter page should help you decide if changing the inside diameter would benefit you.
One of the many reasons for changing the inside diameter is that older springs often have obsolete hardware or cones.…
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When the end bearing plate of a garage door is improperly secured, it is common to see the end of a shaft wear. Left unattended, the end bearing plate can remain pitched, and the bearing can cut off the end of the shaft.…
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The purpose of a dock leveler snubber assembly is to raise the lip and suspend it long enough so that the lip can be lowered onto the back of a trailer. In this description, you’ll be viewing a Serco dock leveler.…
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Customers frequently ask us if it is possible to install a LiftMaster 8500 Opener on doors with low headroom.
The answer, depending on the situation, is “yes,” “no,” and “yes, if you are mechanically adept.”
However, the answer is “yes” if, by low headroom, you mean a garage door with the double roller top fixtures.…
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Manufacturers make garage door springs from wire. Garage door springs break because every time you open or close the door, the wire bends.
This is easy to understand if you have ever bent a small wire or a paper clip in order to break it.…
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Clients frequently ask us, “Why is one of my garage door springs slinky and the other tight?” Or, “Why is one spring stiff and the other loose?” The answer lies in the pitch of the torsion spring wire.
When a spring coils, the wire normally winds at a 90-degree angle from the spool or rod it is wound around.…
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