I ended up putting 54 quarter turns of tension into the spring, it doesn’t fly up like yours but is perfectly in balance, it sits where you leave it. I don’t think I’m going to add any more tension as I think that may be what snapped the wire in the first place. Thanks for your great video.
There was just enough space to get the cone off the end of the bar - it was tight. I can't remember if we had to slacken both ends to let the bar float in order to gain that little extra.
Very useful video thanks. My garage mechanism looks very similar to yours. Can you tell me what brand it is? My issue is where the cone meets the spring rod in the end bracket it looks like the bearing had worn away and caused rod to drop slightly as a result. Can you recommend any places/sites that have these replacement bearings/bushes?
Hi, sadly I can't, I'm not an expert in these doors. This was the first time I'd attempted this repair. Maybe a fellow viewer can help answer. The local garage door company were only interested in taking the whole thing out and fitting new.
Confused, but in a good way, about mine. Was all psyched up for the battle to tension my spring without killing myself and... it couldn't have been any easier. I didn't end up needing two spanners. I used one to tighten but when I removed it to turn again the spring just stayed locked in position. Seemed as it if it had some kind of safety brake that meant it dug in and wouldn't lose the applied tension. Then I just re-tightened the allen screws and it was perfect. This from a spring that had lost ALL of its tension and that i feared might be unfixable. It's a Cardale door. Would be interested to know if anyone has seen similar or did I just get very lucky?
On my tensioner I have a holes for a 10mm bar instead, Which is now worn...so if the bar slips out after 10mins of winding you have to start again...the rage inside is unreal when this happens 🤬🤬🤬😂😂😂😂
I'm not sure which bit you think is missing? 1) Remove tension from the spring, this had happened as it was broken. 2) Swap the cones (modifying if the correct one was not purchased); left/right orientation matters. 3) Attach lift wires, removing slack from both sides and set it all in place with the locking pin. 4) Add tension, lock off, release the locking pin carefully. Remember that I recorded, edit & posted this video to amuse myself. If people can use it as a reference among all the other videos on the web that's good. I'm not a garage door installer. You could try your local garage door company like Cambridge Garage Doors or Fenland Garage Doors they may be able to offer some professional advice.
@@mygrandadsshed my problem is that I have fit the new cones but seems to be no tension on the large spring. When I try to get the tension on the large spring it dies not seem to tighten 😕 🙃
Let's work through where the tension runs. The lift wires attached to the closed door and try to pull it up. The other end of the lift wire should have about 1-2 turns around the cone. The cone should not spin on the axel shaft above the door, as it's got a pin through which you must have replaced already. This is all held in place with the vice grips to keep it from flapping around (there might be a hole drilled through the shaft somewhere which a drift pin can be inserted to catch on the frame). The spring end with the nut locks onto the axel with two grub screws (these need to be disengaged for the tensioning operation). The other end of the spring should be firmly attached to the frame. I don't know how this is attached as it was not at fault - I did not bother to be inquisitive. From your last sentence this is where you have issue. Unless your tension nut is spinning in the spring?
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Absolutely fantastic
Pleased you found this version which I re-edited without the music overlay :)
I ended up putting 54 quarter turns of tension into the spring, it doesn’t fly up like yours but is perfectly in balance, it sits where you leave it. I don’t think I’m going to add any more tension as I think that may be what snapped the wire in the first place. Thanks for your great video.
How did you get the cone off with those bricks in the way?
There was just enough space to get the cone off the end of the bar - it was tight. I can't remember if we had to slacken both ends to let the bar float in order to gain that little extra.
Very useful video thanks. My garage mechanism looks very similar to yours. Can you tell me what brand it is? My issue is where the cone meets the spring rod in the end bracket it looks like the bearing had worn away and caused rod to drop slightly as a result. Can you recommend any places/sites that have these replacement bearings/bushes?
Hi, sadly I can't, I'm not an expert in these doors. This was the first time I'd attempted this repair. Maybe a fellow viewer can help answer. The local garage door company were only interested in taking the whole thing out and fitting new.
@@mygrandadsshed Yeah...I had a similar response. Said I needed a whole new torsion rod/bracket set up
Ebay were I got mine cheap as chips🤘
Most of these old garage doors tend to be ‘Henderson’ (not an expert, just be searching lots of things).
Confused, but in a good way, about mine. Was all psyched up for the battle to tension my spring without killing myself and... it couldn't have been any easier. I didn't end up needing two spanners. I used one to tighten but when I removed it to turn again the spring just stayed locked in position. Seemed as it if it had some kind of safety brake that meant it dug in and wouldn't lose the applied tension. Then I just re-tightened the allen screws and it was perfect. This from a spring that had lost ALL of its tension and that i feared might be unfixable. It's a Cardale door. Would be interested to know if anyone has seen similar or did I just get very lucky?
its not impossible, but like you say it has a plastic boss if that strips you are in trouble
On my tensioner I have a holes for a 10mm bar instead, Which is now worn...so if the bar slips out after 10mins of winding you have to start again...the rage inside is unreal when this happens 🤬🤬🤬😂😂😂😂
E actly same as other video without music. Still not enough to many stages skiped.
I'm not sure which bit you think is missing?
1) Remove tension from the spring, this had happened as it was broken.
2) Swap the cones (modifying if the correct one was not purchased); left/right orientation matters.
3) Attach lift wires, removing slack from both sides and set it all in place with the locking pin.
4) Add tension, lock off, release the locking pin carefully.
Remember that I recorded, edit & posted this video to amuse myself. If people can use it as a reference among all the other videos on the web that's good. I'm not a garage door installer.
You could try your local garage door company like Cambridge Garage Doors or Fenland Garage Doors they may be able to offer some professional advice.
@@mygrandadsshed my problem is that I have fit the new cones but seems to be no tension on the large spring. When I try to get the tension on the large spring it dies not seem to tighten 😕 🙃
Let's work through where the tension runs. The lift wires attached to the closed door and try to pull it up. The other end of the lift wire should have about 1-2 turns around the cone. The cone should not spin on the axel shaft above the door, as it's got a pin through which you must have replaced already. This is all held in place with the vice grips to keep it from flapping around (there might be a hole drilled through the shaft somewhere which a drift pin can be inserted to catch on the frame).
The spring end with the nut locks onto the axel with two grub screws (these need to be disengaged for the tensioning operation). The other end of the spring should be firmly attached to the frame. I don't know how this is attached as it was not at fault - I did not bother to be inquisitive. From your last sentence this is where you have issue. Unless your tension nut is spinning in the spring?