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.
Clopay garage door torsion spring adjustment.
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.
Clopay garage door installation videos.
Step 7 carefully test door function.
This is the first time the new door is being opened.
For all other information and safety warnings concerning your garage door see the manual.
Torsion springs must be adjusted with the door in the down position.
Torsion spring installation this is a supplement to the residential garage door instructions referred to as the manual.
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.
Adjustment to torsion springs can be dangerous because they must be adjusted with the door down and the spring under tension.
To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview.
On doors with two torsion springs each torsion spring should be wound the same number of turns.
The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier.
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.
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.
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.
You ll find helpful instructions on our tutorial for replacing garage door torsion springs.
Remove the locking pliers.
It covers installation of torsion springs step 14 of the manual.