It is important to understand that the springs used in opening and closing a garage door support the entire weight of the garage door.
Removing henderson up and over garage door.
Fitting instructions listed below are for the most popular makes and models of garage doors henderson you can follow these instructions for some repairs on wessex birtley king cables and overhead main springs garador can be used also for repairs on westland and catnic cables springs and roller spindles.
You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement.
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Extension springs are located above the upper tracks on both sides of the door torsion springs are attached to the header directly above the closed door.
My buddy ben and i replaced the frame to my garage door which was well past its sell by date.
Torsion springs are always under tension and can be very dangerous to.
Attach new cable and cones by punching out the roll pin in the cone fit new cone and pin in place of it.
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To each end of the spring is a grooved cone and just before each cone is a collar with what appears to be holes in it.
This means that there is extreme tension in these springs and that any sudden and uncontrolled release of these springs is dangerous and could cause serious injuries.
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You need to identify the type of door it could be either a henderson cardale or a king door not likely to be garador as they have only just started using torsion spring in the last three years look at the door handle name is normally there or on the back of the.
Remove the garage door springs.
The door handle states henderson door gear and uses a long torsion spring over the top of the garage door itself.
Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.
This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track.
This is a henderson up and over type of door.
Removing an up and over garage door.
To retension a henderson garage up and over door first slacken off the allen screw in the left side of the door situated in the round block about a third the distance from the end of the rod which the large spring covers.
There are two types of spring mechanisms.
Each wire is taught from the spring to the stops at the side of the door.
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