Roll Up Door Spring Tension

Dura lift 0 207 in x 2 in left and right wound 2 pack yellow steel garage door torsion spring.

Roll up door spring tension.

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. Some smaller self storage roll up doors use only one torsion spring while most larger doors use two torsion springs. Continue this process until the spring is loose and is not transferring its torque along the shaft to the pipe wrenches. If you need to increase the spring tension hook the spring onto a lower hole on the track hanger.

If the door is hard to close but easy to open you will need to remove spring tension. To decrease tension move the hook to a higher hole. For a cold door that needs additional tension offset the balance of the door by positioning the bottom bar ten inches below the opening header. With the door in the open position simply insert a standard 5 16 allen wrench into the exposed drive and adjust clockwise to reduce tension or counterclockwise to increase tension.

This extra tension keeps the door open by restricting the curtain from unrolling off the drums. Once your spring is unwound move to the right side of your self storage roll up door. For pricing and availability. This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door.

If you want to use a drill attachment be sure it s a variable speed drill set at a low speed. Self storage mini warehouse door torsion springs. We offer a wide range of gauges and diameters to meet your needs. We cut to length and offer porvene mini warehouse or plain end types.

Each torsion spring on the door typically has at least one turn when the door is fully open. Insert the allen wrench or electric variable drill with 5 16 allen socket into the exposed. Loosen the silver pipe wrench and pull down on the orange pipe wrench to loosen the spring more. This is how to loosen or tighten the tension on a roll up door.

How to tension your light duty roll up door open the door completely so the curtain wraps around the drum before making any adjustments if the door needs tension pull it back down approximately six inches.