Many years ago, I learned a valuable lesson about life: “When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade.” A similar expression I heard elsewhere is that “opportunities often come disguised as problems.” The lemon – or the problem – is the change in shipping lengths for garage door parts, in particular, our garage door seals.…
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Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of personally training men to repair residential and commercial garage doors and openers, along with steel rolling doors and dock levelers. In fact, this week I had the honor of training a true tradesman and businessman, Ray Bansal.…
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The most dangerous part of replacing garage door rollers is replacing the bottom rollers. The bottom fixture not only holds the roller, but the bottom of the cable secures to the bottom fixture. Tension from the spring pulls on the cable, making removal of the bottom fixture extremely dangerous.…
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Most installers eyeball or guess at where to install the spring anchor bracket. As a result, I’ve seen many where the center support bracket mounts one or two inches too high. Doors will work for years this way. However, the poor installation may result in the torsion shaft binding or fatiguing and actually breaking.…
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Many years ago, I was replacing a gear on a Chamberlain/Liftmaster/Sears opener. I had learned from previous jobs that the top neck of the drive shaft often wears from dried grease. I put two and two together, and I concluded that if I replaced just the gear, I would probably need to return in a few months to replace the drive shaft and another gear because it is not possible to purchase just the drive shaft.…
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For shafts to turn properly inside the end bearings, the end bearing plate must remain plumb. An unsupported plate can lean, causing the bearing or shaft to wear. Often a worn bearing will wear completely through the shaft. This causes the shaft and drum to drop and the garage door to no longer be level.…
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Most garage doors consist of sections that connect with hinges. The end hinges and fixtures have rollers to allow the door to roll up into the tracks.
Wood was the primary source of door construction in the early decades.…
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DDM Garage Doors is a retail garage door parts company, but sometimes customers contact us for help getting their doors professionally repaired. What is the best way to find a reputable garage door repair company? Here are some suggestions.
Online sources can help you determine what fellow consumers are saying about prospective service companies.…
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A customer recently wrote asking for instructions on limit sprocket replacement on their Raynor, Allister, or Allstar opener.
Here is the procedure.
With permission, I share comments to me from Jim L. in Warren, MI regarding why he chose DDM to order his garage door springs:
…some feedback. I am ordering from your company because I value honesty, integrity, and old fashioned American customer service.…
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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.
