Torquemaster Plus Garage Door Spring Adjustment

Installers mark the socket with tape or magic marker and count the number of turns while winding the springs.

Torquemaster plus garage door spring adjustment. Lift the door and check the balance. Torsion springs fit inside the shaft instead of sliding over the shaft lifting the door. Torquemaster springs are inside the torquemaster tube above. Pictured above is the newer torquemaster plus spring system.

Wayne dalton torquemaster plus double spring winding assembly double spring winding assembly for wayne dalton garage doors with two torquemaster plus springs. Repeat the process until the spring unwinds. If you have the newer torquemaster plus winder system you will need to unwind the spring with a 5 8 deep well socket. View full product details.

Wayne dalton torquemaster plus is a spring system used on garage doors. 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. 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. 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. 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. If the door is hard to lift or if it is too easy to pull down you will need to wind the springs. You can adjust the spring tension on a wayne dalton torsion garage door with a few simple tools.

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. Adjust the winding mechanism counter to correct number of turns. These springs are genuine wayne dalton replacement springs for torquemaster plus system or torquemaster one. If the door lifts by itself or if it is hard to pull down you will need to unwind the springs.

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.