If the door lifts by itself or if it is hard to pull down you will need to unwind the springs.
Torquemaster plus garage door spring adjustment.
These springs are genuine wayne dalton replacement springs for torquemaster plus system or torquemaster one.
Includes the replacement spring and plastic sleeve the metal torquemaster tube is not included the springs are sold by door weight pounds door height feet and the amount of springs on your door single or pair.
Torsion springs fit inside the shaft instead of sliding over the shaft lifting the door.
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.
Adjust the winding mechanism counter to correct number of turns.
You can adjust the spring tension on a wayne dalton torsion garage door with a few simple tools.
Torquemaster springs are inside the torquemaster tube above.
Wayne dalton torquemaster plus is a spring system used on garage doors.
In this live training session at our facility we show how to wind a torquemaster one original spring.
These springs are wound with a 5 8 socket wrench.
If you have the newer torquemaster plus winder system you will need to unwind the spring with a 5 8 deep well socket.
Wayne dalton torquemaster plus double spring winding assembly double spring winding assembly for wayne dalton garage doors with two torquemaster plus springs.
Make sure this fits by entering your model number.
Installers mark the socket with tape or magic marker and count the number of turns while winding the springs.
Repeat the process until the spring unwinds.
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 the pawl knob is in the lower position.
If the door is hard to lift or if it is too easy to pull down you will need to wind the springs.
The winders use a ratcheting mechanism to hold the tension and there is no dial for counting the number of turns.
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Pictured above is the newer torquemaster plus spring system.
Lift the door and check the balance.