Torquemaster Plus Garage Door Spring Adjustment

If door is hard to pull down or lifts by itself loosen the lock nut on the right hand winding bolt and adjust the spring tension by rotating counterclockwise 4 revolutions ap proximately 1 4 spring turn.

Torquemaster plus garage door spring adjustment.

These springs are wound with a 5 8 socket wrench. In this live training session at our facility we show how to wind a torquemaster one original spring. Pictured above is the newer torquemaster plus spring system. You can adjust the spring tension on a wayne dalton torsion garage door with a few simple tools.

Wayne dalton torquemaster plus is a spring system used on garage doors. Make sure the pawl knob is in the lower position. Check the back of the torquemaster plus end bracket warning tag for correct number of spring turns for your door height reference installation instruction manual. One popular option the torquemaster plus system provides is the ability to replace just the springs in the system when maintenance is needed instead of having to replace the whole system.

Pull down on the winding shaft push down on the pawl and then raise the ratchet wrench almost to the header and release the pawl. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. Any other information such as part numbers torquemaster spring dimension wire size and door models is subject to variables and will not provide accurate or usable results click here for torquemaster spring faqs. Repeat the process until the spring unwinds.

Lift the door and check the balance. The winders use a ratcheting mechanism to hold the tension and there is no dial for counting the number of turns. If you have the newer torquemaster plus winder system you will need to unwind the spring with a 5 8 deep well socket. If the door is hard to lift or if it is too easy to pull down you will need to wind the springs.

These springs are genuine wayne dalton replacement springs for torquemaster plus system or torquemaster one. Installers mark the socket with tape or magic marker and count the number of turns while winding the springs. The information above is all we need or can use to determine what garage door torquemaster spring is correct for your door. If door is difficult to lift or too easy to pull down adjust the spring tension by rotating the winding bolt head clockwise 4 revolutions.

Torsion springs fit inside the shaft instead of sliding over the shaft lifting the door.