Garage door springs counterbalance the weight of the door, making it easy to lift. In this blog, you will find links for how to replace garage door springs on any of the standard systems.
First, you will need to identify the type of spring you have.…
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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 one in place of the other can cause unneeded expense and time to rectify.
Clopay EZ-SET torsion springs have specially designed gaps that are exclusive to Clopay Door EZ-SET systems.…
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In order to help our customers find the correct springs for their garage doors, we just posted our revised page with new software to make it easier to purchase Clopay, Ideal, and Holmes EZ-SET Springs.
In the past, we encouraged do-it-yourselfers to measure the springs.…
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Winding residential torsion springs is dangerous. If you are not careful, and if you do not have the proper tools, it is easy to get hurt. To make the process safer for DIYers, a number of garage door manufacturers developed their own torsion spring winding systems.…
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We received an email this week from a do-it-yourselfer who had installed a Clopay door with an EZ-SET torsion spring set up. On his door, he has a single spring with a winder at the left end of the torsion assembly.…
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Customers ordering Clopay EZ-SET springs from DDM should be very careful when removing the old spring from the winder.
Below are sequenced pictures of how coins can be used to get the cone off the winder without damaging the plastic clips that hold the cone in place:
Left: Clopay EZ-SET winder with cone
Below: Loosen one side of the cone by carefully inserting a screwdriver and lifting
Next, insert two coins under the cone near the point it was loosened
Then, turn the winder clockwise until the other release point on the cone is accessible
Finally, carefully use a screwdriver to loosen the other release point, now visible
Believe me; you’ll save a lot more than the two pennies by being careful with this!…
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With standard garage door torsion springs, a left-winding spring is usually to the right of the center bracket. In addition, a right-winding spring is usually to the left of the center bracket.
However, with Clopay EZ-SET Springs, the opposite holds true.…
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This week we feature Clopay’s EZ-SET Kits for stretching extension springs. Thus, winding is “EZ.”
For seven-foot high garage doors, you can buy the complete kit for both sides or just the kit for the left side or the kit for the right side.…
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Installing Clopay extension springs has become easier with the Ideal/Clopay EZ-SET winding unit. It wraps the cable around a spool to stretch the spring. Sometimes installers open the door all the way and then attach the extension springs – a dangerous move.…
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Three main products in the area of garage door spring safety have been introduced in the last 20 years:
Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster springs (shown installed above) wind with a drill. The TorqueMaster is the first system to offer a counter balance spring sealed inside the garage door tube for safety.…
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Huge inventory of torsion springs for same or next day shipping! Here you will find all you need in the most common sizes of 1 3/4," 2," 2 1/4," and 2 5/8" inside diameter springs. Larger 3 3/4" and 6" inside diameter commercial and industrial springs may require a day or two to ship. You'll also find TorqueMaster Springs, Extension Springs, Self-Storage door springs, steel rolling door springs and springs for one piece single panel doors.
Shelves packed with every part you need to fix your doors.
Please note. Shipping times and costs have changed. Normal transit times are currently not guaranteed, even on next day and second day shipments. Shipping prices on items over eight feet have more than tripled.
