Garage Door Spring Repair/Replacement In Hutchinson, MN
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- Jun 9
- 3 min read
What Are Garage Door Springs?
The garage door springs are part of the garage doors 'Counter Balance Assembly'. Many people believe that their automatic garage door opener is the "muscle" behind their garage door but it's actually the counter balance assembly that does all the heavy lifting of any garage door. Here's a list of the primary components to a counter balance assembly.
Counter Balance Assembly Part(s) List:
Springs
Drums
Cables
Cones
Shaft
Center Brackets
End Bearing Plates
Counter Balance Spring System
Torsion springs are the main part that lifts the garage door. When wound correctly, they store energy and use it to help lift the door through the shaft, drums, and cables.
These springs are made by shaping strong wire into coils of a specific size. They come in different diameters and thicknesses, and are color-coded and labeled to show their size and length.
Each spring has two ends:
One end has a stationary cone, which anchors it to the center bracket.
The other end has a winding cone, which an installer winds using special bars. This process stores energy in the spring.
Once wound, the spring helps balance the door so it’s easy to lift. Torsion springs can be dangerous due to the stored energy, but they are the safest type because they’re secured to a metal shaft and won’t fly off if they break.
It's important to note that each garage door is unique in it's spring size. There's no "one size fits all" when it comes to garage door springs. There are some standard sizes used through out the industry but to properly balance a garage door you will want to ensure you have the proper torsion spring for you specific door.
Garage Door Cones In The Counterbalance Assembly
Connecting the spring and its lifting force to the rest of the assembly makes cones critical to the counterbalance assembly. Cones can come in many different shapes and sizes. Typically, there is always one stationary cone and one winding cone on each torsion spring.
Types Of Plates For Counterbalance Assembly
There are 2 different types of plates – the center bearing plate and the end bearing plate. The purpose of both bearing plates is to allow the shaft to spin freely and still be securely fastened to the garage wall preventing the spring from coming off in case of breakage. Center brackets have a dual role, first being to contain the power of the torsion spring in an idle position and the other is to center the shaft inside the springs to prevent wear or damage.
Garage Door Shaft For Counterbalance Assembly
The shaft component of the counterbalance assembly is similar to a drive shaft in a car. It takes the power from the motor or springs and transfers it from the wheels or drums in order to raise and lower the garage door. The shaft runs through the bearing plates, springs, cones, and drums which all attach to the shaft. The shaft can be either solid steel or hollow steel tube and can also be keyed or unkeyed.
Drums and The Counterbalance Assembly
Drums are like the wheels on a car. Where the motor transfers energy from the drive shaft to the wheels, the torsion springs transfer power through the shaft to the drums. The drums are secured to the shaft on the inside of the end bearing plates. And then cables are attached from the drums to the bottom of the garage door. When the drums turn due to the unwinding of the springs, the cables wrap around lifting the door.
Repairing or building a counterbalance assembly is a common task for garage door technicians. The average life cycle for a garage door assembly is a minimum of 10,000 cycles. Since most families use their garage door as the main entrance into their home, the garage door may see the 10,000 cycles within 5-7 years on average. This means that the typical homeowner will come across a broken spring and need a replacement.
If you're looking for garage door spring replacement or repair in Hutchinson, MN look no further then McLeod County Garage Doors.
McLeod County Garage Doors offers spring repair/replacement in the Hutchinson, Mn area and free consultations to ensure you get the proper springs and pricing for each job. Give them a call today to claim your free consultation.
CALL/TEXT 320-300-0370
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