Torquemaster Plus Garage Door Spring Adjustment

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.

Torquemaster plus garage door spring adjustment.

Wayne dalton torquemaster plus double spring winding assembly double spring winding assembly for wayne dalton garage doors with two torquemaster plus springs. 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. 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 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. Torsion springs fit inside the shaft instead of sliding over the shaft lifting the door. Pictured above is the newer torquemaster plus spring system.

If the door lifts by itself or if it is hard to pull down you will need to unwind the springs. In this live training session at our facility we show how to wind a torquemaster one original spring. 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. If the door is hard to lift or if it is too easy to pull down you will need to wind 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. 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. Installers mark the socket with tape or magic marker and count the number of turns while winding the springs.

Torquemaster springs are inside the torquemaster tube above. 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. Make sure this fits by entering your model number.

View full product details. Make sure the pawl knob is in the lower position.