{"id":944,"date":"2012-03-22T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T19:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=944"},"modified":"2023-06-23T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T22:22:46","slug":"installing-garage-door-springs-safely-and-right-the-first-time-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/22\/installing-garage-door-springs-safely-and-right-the-first-time-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Garage Door Springs – Safely and Right the First Time, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So you’ve seen our page on installing garage door torsion springs \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the process of digesting all the information, customers sometimes make a dangerous assumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When installing two garage door springs, using two bushings or bearings sounds reasonable – it seems to make sense. Two springs, two bushings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, using two bushings causes the stationary cones to seat improperly. This can lead to the breaking of the cones. Furthermore, breaking cones on a spring with tension can release a massive amount of energy, possibly propelling tools or hardware with deadly force! (see the red text at our torsion spring replacement<\/a> page).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a slotted spring anchor bracket with a bearing\/bushing, don’t add a second one.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And if you have a bracket with the bearing inside already, you don’t need a bushing or bearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It sounds contradictory, but it’s based on the function<\/strong> of a bearing or bushing: to protect the shaft<\/strong> against rubbing on the center bracket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So you’ve seen our page on installing garage door torsion springs \u2026 In the process of digesting all the information, customers sometimes make a dangerous assumption. When installing two garage door springs, using two bushings or bearings sounds reasonable – it seems to make sense. Two springs, two bushings? 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