Clopay Garage Door Torsion Spring Adjustment

Step 7 carefully test door function.

Clopay garage door torsion spring adjustment.

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

On doors with two torsion springs each torsion spring should be wound the same number of turns. 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. The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier. You ll find helpful instructions on our tutorial for replacing garage door torsion springs.

This is the first time the new door is being opened. 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. Be sure to have all your tools inside before closing the door unless you have an alternate access door to the garage. To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview.

It covers installation of torsion springs step 14 of the manual. Adjustment to torsion springs can be dangerous because they must be adjusted with the door down and the spring under tension. Clopay garage door installation videos. 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. For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual. Read the information in both manuals before beginning installation. 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.