Garage doors use two main types of spring systems torsion springs or extension springs and a spring issue on either of these systems can make them difficult to open while also putting additional stress on your automatic opener.
Clopay garage door replacement extension springs.
Assemble springs with sheaves on the floor.
This can often be fixed by your local clopay dealer.
Clopay replacement extension springs are used for overhead sectional garage doors.
Shop for extension springs for your 8 tall clopay garage door which are 27 inches long with 48 inches of stretch or for your 7 tall clopay garage door which are 25 inches long with 42 inches of stretch and are colored according to the clopay factory colors.
A 3 8 x 1 1 4 bolt and nut are used to attach the sheave.
The overbuilt 130 lbs.
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.
Replacement garage doors installed by our master authorized and authorized dealers are also eligible for a 1 year installation warranty to ensure your door operates reliably.
The springs have a safety cable inside to prevent injury in case of accidental breakage.
If your door was supplied with four large extension springs take notice of the color coding on the ends of the springs.
Extension springs 2 pack are made of spring steel and designed to be mounted perpendicular above the horizontal track of the garage door.
To purchase extension springs that stretch above the tracks as the door closes visit our springs page for clopay ideal and holmes extension springs.
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.
Standard torsion springs for clopay garage doors to purchase torsion springs that are torqued with a clopay winder visit our springs page for clopay ideal and holmes ez set springs.
Common replacement parts we carry to fit clopay doors are torsion springs extension spring rollers garage door cables drums center bearings or center bushings pulley fork assembly hinges center bracket also known as the spring anchor plate end bearing plate bottom bracket or bottom fixture and top roller carrier or top fixture.
They are constructed of steel.
Some doors will be supplied with two springs and some will have four.
Extension springs step 1.
This is an oem part.
E900 hardware p528 plug end 0 207 in in 5 wire black steel garage door extension spring.