Clopay Garage Door Torsion Spring Adjustment

These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors.

Clopay garage door torsion spring adjustment. Steel residential garage door installation instructions and maintenance 1 and 2 layer construction in this manual you will find safety information how to prepare the opening installing the new door painting maintenance and replacement parts. Torsion springs must be adjusted with the door in the down position. Unlock the door slowly raise the door and prop it about halfway open. As north america s largest residential garage door manufacturer clopay garage doors come in a variety of styles including traditional raised panel carriage house and modern giving you the perfect opportunity to blend your personal taste with eye catching curb appeal.

Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer. Read the information in both manuals before beginning installation. Step 7 carefully test door function.

Be sure to have all your tools inside before closing the door unless you have an alternate access door to the garage. To purchase torsion springs that are torqued with a clopay winder visit our springs page for clopay ideal and holmes ez set springs to purchase extension springs that stretch above the tracks as the door closes visit our springs page for clopay ideal and holmes extension springs. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. You ll find helpful instructions on our tutorial for replacing garage door torsion springs.

Torsion spring installation this is a supplement to the residential garage door instructions referred to as the manual. It covers installation of torsion springs step 14 of the manual. Remove the locking pliers. Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill.

For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual. Adjustment to torsion springs can be dangerous because they must be adjusted with the door down and the spring under tension. On doors with two torsion springs each torsion spring should be wound the same number of turns. This is the first time the new door is being opened.