These directions are designed for torsion springs mounted to both sides of an anchor bracket above the middle of the garage door.
Instructions for replacing a single torsion spring, for replacing garage door extension springs, and for replacing springs. So if anything that you need, we can explain for you before you do anything else.
The next part beyond the end of the spring assembly is the cable drum. The drum is cast aluminum alloy around the flat portion. Just beyond the cable drum is the end bearing plate.
The cable unwraps off the back of the drum between the drum and the garage wall or jamb and travels down alongside the door, inside the track brackets and behind the roller stems as shown.
If your garage spring assembly is different from this, parts of these instructions may be helpful, but other parts may give dangerous, inaccurate directions which could cost you a lot of time and money should you attempt to replace the springs using standard instructions. That is why it is important for a professional to be called and do this one. You cannot fix it on your own without vital training and instructions.
For example, low headroom garage doors often have cable drums on the outside of the end plate and the torsion springs usually wind down rather than up. They normally have left wind springs mounted on the left side of the spring anchor bracket and right wind springs mounted on the right side of the bracket. The first part on the shaft beyond each torsion spring is the end bearing plate. We encourage you to call us as soon as you can so that you can properly fix the problem.
Just beyond the end bearing plate is the cable drum. On these the cable often runs on the front of the cable drum. The bottom of the cable is attached to a bracket that wraps around the front of and outside the vertical track. Give us a call today!