Garage Door With One Spring

Other problems frequently ensue when a single spring is used on a double car garage door.

Garage door with one spring.

One spring systems utilize a larger spring that puts added stress on the other garage door system components. These forces for the most part cancel out and minimize cable cable drum bearing and bearing plate damage. A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket.

Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. Many manufacturers have cut costs by using a single spring on a double wide 16 steel garage door. Other times the spring has an offset mount meaning that installers do not mount the spring anchor bracket above the center of the garage door. Many times homeowners don t even notice and operate the door with a broken spring for days until something else breaks and the door is not operable.

If you have very large heavy door then two or more springs will be required some very heavy wood doors may require 3 or even 4 springs to provide enough lifting strength to. Require only one spring. Plug end extension spring is a p728 28 in. On a lighter garage door one spring will suffice.

Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. Two p728 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 90 lbs. Counter balance the weight of the garage door. Door with an initial tension of 110 lbs.

A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. In that case the torsion spring may be mounted to the spring anchor bracket in the middle of the shaft above the garage door. In most cases on double door 16 feet wide and larger we recommend replacing with a two spring system. Garage door in many cases will dictate how many springs are needed for your garage door if the garage door is a single car door either 8 7 or 8 8 made of aluminum or other lightweight material then it will.

Many builders install one spring on garage door when they install the door. They extend when the door is lowered and closed and retract as it opens. Once the spring is free of tension remove from its track hanger. Plug end extension spring is a spring replacement for 1 piece tilt up canopy style garage doors.

Even though some garage doors have more than two springs in the operation system. A garage door generally has two extension springs one on each side of the door and runs parallel to the track. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.

The garage door may be using a one spring system or a two spring system. A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired.