I put new doors up and have stalled loading the springs. I am familiar with the old spring style that will kill you if something happens but am having trouble understanding the procedure to load these new style springs. You just told me everything I need to know in a manner that is very understandable. I have problems reading instructions but with you coming to my aid I am very encouraged. I like your style of instruction. Thank you so much.
A second set of hands always helps. I see you had some at the end, and she left. My wife will always assist as much as she is able. Anyway, it's a great video. Very helpful, and I'll order the springs. Thanks!!!
Thanks for the video. I had a unique issue where I installed new torquemaster plus springs a few months ago and it was working mostly fine up until recently. The door got twisted and bent the top arm bracket and nearly ripped the top right roller bracket off the door. I was able to straighten the parts out but it keyed me into an issue with the spring balance. Your video helped me realize that you have to 1. Adjust the tension cables prior to winding the springs and 2. Wind each side 2-3 rotations at a time. I had originally rotated the right 16 times and then went to the left and turned that 16 times. After doing each side 3 rotations at a time, the result was night and day. If only the instructions that came with the springs had bothered to mention any of this. Although it's ultimately on me for not pulling up the owners manual prior to the original install. Either way, your video was a huge help
Awesome video. My garage door wouldn't open by hand today and watching this I was able to diagnose that the right spring is broken so I relieved the tension on the left side. Garage door is going to be unused until I get the new spring kit and thanks to this video I believe I can do the repair myself.
Louisiana boy here. I know what you mean about the heat. Anyway, your video is the best by far. I would have never thought of putting zip ties on the springs to keep them from traveling inside the tube. Anyway, I have one spring broken and will replace it today. I know this is a few years later but, a quick pointer: lube your chain, fittings, rollers and cable mechanisms with Lithium grease or Kroil. That'll help with door noise and will also help it to travel a lot smother. Thanks from the land of constant 100 degree temps.🥵
After watching your video I feel confident to replace springs in my 8 ft. Wayne Dalton garage door. I looking forward to doing a correct install and saving some cash.
Looks like I got some haters in the comments to start the new year. Don’t mind them. Good luck with your repair and happy new year! Let me know how it goes .
Thanks. I had a Wayne Dalton door get off track. I don't think a spring is broken but I will probably have to adjust springs. Now I know how the system works. Knowledge is power! Thanks for the thorough walk through.
Hey man I was super annoyed with your constant blabbering and camera angles, but I gotta tell you thanks a million for making this video! Literally took me maybe 1 hour to take my old springs out and install the new ones. Thanks again!
Nice job! Walked me right through it. Thank you. As of this post date the best price I found was from M.C. Overhead Door out of Cochranton, PA. $175.00 for both TorqueMaster Plus Springs. Weight 110-119 lbs. Good luck all!
Great Video! I have a Torquemaster but have not yet had the pleasure of replacing the springs. This video will definitely help! I’m a fellow Texan from the Austin Metro area.
Im about to attempt this myself. They make it sound a lot scarier than it looks. Technician told me they dont do torque master and quoted me 1200 to convert to tension spring. Im not mechanic but i work as a machinist amd work on my car also. This video gave me the courage to attempt it myself and save a hundred fifty bucks.
thank u very much it was very helpful I am from ca and I am many man doing this job in ca they charge a lot to do it so I am helping one of my customers
Looked at several videos, and none I found were as detailed as yours, other than getting a little dizzy with the camera movements, (LOL), this how-to video, was GREAT!!!!
I just ran across your video while searching for Torquemaster Plus spring installation. I had never even heard of Wayne Dalton garage door openers until I recently bought a house that had one installed. Your video was extremely helpful. Thanks a ton!!
Just wanted to let you know that your video saved me a ton of money. My garage stopped moving all the way up. About half way. Called a garage door place and they won’t be out until Monday. Saw your video and noticed you said there’s a maintenance toggle. I went up the ladder and looked. Low and behold the left side’s switch was in the maintenance mode. Flipped it. Made sure the tension on both springs were strong and reran the garage door. BOOOM! Worked. Apparently the door has been using only one side the entire time?
Thanks a million for making this!! Had a broken cable. You really saved my A$$ a lot of headache and money. Not only that, my springs were wound up to 30 turns. Can’t believe they hadn’t snapped yet. Operation is WAY more smooth and less jerky now. Thanks again!!
I have the same type in my daughters’ house. I did find a RUclips channel that did show this type of repair for the Torquemaster plus unit. Your video is very good and to the point. Thank you for your time
EXCELLENT VIDEO! This made my "issue" completely understandable when my garage door decided not to open in Wilmington, NC. Like you said, there are tons of videos with other types of door counter-balance systems, but not the Torquemaster. This made my job super easy. Thank you!
@@Donnythelatemodeltech NOTE: I'm signed in on my girlfriend's account right now, but I got the parts and replaced the spring and associated components in less than an hour. It worked out perfectly. I can see how garage door companies would charge hundreds of dollars for this "service" too... Sam :-)
Well...Haellll.... August in Fort Worth and we're in a heat wave... gonna be lots of water and wiping the sweat off the brow! Nice video and making lots of sense.
Thank you for the video. A local garage door repair company representative would not accept the fact that you can just order the springs and replace them. They wanted to charge me $425 to do a complete conversion to the springs that you could see that are not inside the tube. So either her knowledge was lacking or she just wanted to charge me more money.
You just saved me some money. Appreciate the information here. My cables came off the guide wheel and I couldn't open or close it past 2 ft. It was just stuck.
I have decided to have someone work on my garage door for the same issue until I found your video. Great video instructions! Most videos skip and does not include every step. This video is one good example of how to help DIYers, I appreciate you man! Good stuff!
Donny I’m in the middle of this project (just got the new springs yesterday) but I noticed that a couple of the teeth on the wire coil thing (not the white gear inside the bracket) are “chipped” off. Would this require me to replace that part or can I just avoid the chipped teeth on the gear when I’m ratcheting?
Hi, what would you suggest if the cable is stuck and the torquemaster plus cannot release tension. The door won't open. Is it safe to cut the cable while it has tension? Wouldn't the drum keep the spring from unloading its stored energy?
I’ve got one spring in my torquemaster, having issues figuring out what the deal is, I live in Florida snd yah hot as hell! Gotta figure this thing out no one wants to mess with this style spring for whatever reason Do I need to wind the spring before I put it in the bar? Then slide them on? Great video and awesome job!
I have the same type of garage, when I pull it up I hear I cranking sound but if I try to push it down it won't move at all. Do you think one of the springs is broken?
both sides of my system have tension but one side randomly started making the most horrid grinding sound. i do notice that this whole time the Pole knob in with the up "maintanence" position. i wonder if that made some issue. Playing with the tension alone is a clankly/grindy mess. I had to stop before really doing anything tonigth since it would walk up the kids. Any thoughts on what might be the issue?
What a video man! i had those darn springs fail on me today and will need replace them. can you help with where you ordered them? I'm north of houston in spring,TX
My door keep bidding up stopping my garage door opener from opeining or closing the door i have a newly build house about a year and a half old i should be having problems with it anyone know a way to fix it
You can also pull on that big rope to disconnect the door opener. ;p @20:00 ok, I guess with that system you have to do it that way. ;) @39:00 just clamp a vise grip on the track. The door should at least balance about 1/2 way open, and, if the springs are perfect, should balance at _any_ position.
They sell a counting tool for winding and unwinding 30 - 35 $ you can do it this way just need to take a lot more time , I just unbolt the center support But eather way is cool
it Funy how I walk-on some people homes and the wife I snaking her husband about him trying to install the garbage Disposl and he made amiss and the man look like he lost the war between him and his ability to do it and the wife is not making it easy on him so I would say " you know mam you should be proud of your husband at leas he is trying to do it " and you should see the man he would strait his back and smile from cheek to cheek then I would say hey body let's see I show you where things went wrong man I love that he will be like Advertizing man to me tell every one abou me lolol ... I think your wife was proud lolol thank you
This guy doing all this work but I would recommend getting better springs. A lot of effort and time and in a couple years he’ll be doing it again. He chose the same cheap spring the manufacturer used instead of a large torsion spring that would last over a decade
That door weighs 230lbs it’s a wind load 9100 the non wind load weighs 125lbs I put these things in and work on them every day that motor is gonna be shot lifting up all that weight
Dude I will never do that way. That's totally wrong how you did it. I do that job for more than 10 years and that is not how you change the springs in the garage.
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I just repaired my Garage door and could not have done it without this video best you tube video ever! now I can get my classic car out of the garage.
I put new doors up and have stalled loading the springs. I am familiar with the old spring style that will kill you if something happens but am having trouble understanding the procedure to load these new style springs. You just told me everything I need to know in a manner that is very understandable. I have problems reading instructions but with you coming to my aid I am very encouraged. I like your style of instruction. Thank you so much.
Vary informational ty
A second set of hands always helps. I see you had some at the end, and she left. My wife will always assist as much as she is able.
Anyway, it's a great video. Very helpful, and I'll order the springs.
Thanks!!!
My neighbor just had his spring break and now we can get his door fixed and save a bundle, Well done video and many thanks.
Thanks for the video. I had a unique issue where I installed new torquemaster plus springs a few months ago and it was working mostly fine up until recently. The door got twisted and bent the top arm bracket and nearly ripped the top right roller bracket off the door. I was able to straighten the parts out but it keyed me into an issue with the spring balance. Your video helped me realize that you have to 1. Adjust the tension cables prior to winding the springs and 2. Wind each side 2-3 rotations at a time. I had originally rotated the right 16 times and then went to the left and turned that 16 times. After doing each side 3 rotations at a time, the result was night and day.
If only the instructions that came with the springs had bothered to mention any of this. Although it's ultimately on me for not pulling up the owners manual prior to the original install.
Either way, your video was a huge help
Thanks man, great video. Found my broken spring in about 15 mins. Now I’m waiting on the replacement parts to show up.
Hopefully, everything works out smoothly!
Where did you order it from , that link in the description isn't working for me
@@danielvanravenhorst6917 We helped Donny fix the links! They are back up and working!
Awesome video. My garage door wouldn't open by hand today and watching this I was able to diagnose that the right spring is broken so I relieved the tension on the left side. Garage door is going to be unused until I get the new spring kit and thanks to this video I believe I can do the repair myself.
That’s great news, good luck with the repair!
I will look for professional garage tech.
Louisiana boy here. I know what you mean about the heat. Anyway, your video is the best by far. I would have never thought of putting zip ties on the springs to keep them from traveling inside the tube. Anyway, I have one spring broken and will replace it today. I know this is a few years later but, a quick pointer: lube your chain, fittings, rollers and cable mechanisms with Lithium grease or Kroil. That'll help with door noise and will also help it to travel a lot smother. Thanks from the land of constant 100 degree temps.🥵
After watching your video I feel confident to replace springs in my 8 ft. Wayne Dalton garage door. I looking forward to doing a correct install and saving some cash.
Be careful is not correct.
in the end his door is heavy and cable is not correctly adjust
Looks like I got some haters in the comments to start the new year. Don’t mind them. Good luck with your repair and happy new year! Let me know how it goes .
This guy is awesome he broke down this Job to the T 💯💯💯💯 the comments are right best video on RUclips ever 💯💯💯💯💪
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Thanks. I had a Wayne Dalton door get off track. I don't think a spring is broken but I will probably have to adjust springs. Now I know how the system works. Knowledge is power! Thanks for the thorough walk through.
Hey man I was super annoyed with your constant blabbering and camera angles, but I gotta tell you thanks a million for making this video! Literally took me maybe 1 hour to take my old springs out and install the new ones. Thanks again!
Nice job! Walked me right through it. Thank you.
As of this post date the best price I found was from M.C. Overhead Door out of Cochranton, PA. $175.00 for both TorqueMaster Plus Springs. Weight 110-119 lbs.
Good luck all!
Thank you for this video. I live in west Texas and my springs broke your set by step video help me out. Thanks again
Watched 3 videos before yours and you really simplify the whole project. Thank you!
Great Video! I have a Torquemaster but have not yet had the pleasure of replacing the springs. This video will definitely help! I’m a fellow Texan from the Austin Metro area.
Both of my springs snapped. Your video was spot on.. didn’t see any other Wayne dalton diy videos. Much appreciated!
Im about to attempt this myself. They make it sound a lot scarier than it looks. Technician told me they dont do torque master and quoted me 1200 to convert to tension spring. Im not mechanic but i work as a machinist amd work on my car also. This video gave me the courage to attempt it myself and save a hundred fifty bucks.
thank u very much it was very helpful I am from ca and I am many man doing this job in ca they charge a lot to do it so I am helping one of my customers
Looked at several videos, and none I found were as detailed as yours, other than getting a little dizzy with the camera movements, (LOL), this how-to video, was GREAT!!!!
I just ran across your video while searching for Torquemaster Plus spring installation. I had never even heard of Wayne Dalton garage door openers until I recently bought a house that had one installed. Your video was extremely helpful. Thanks a ton!!
Thanks you saved me $500+ My repair was 800 including parts I am contractor so I bought the parts and did it my self I only paid $167
Waving from Houston Texas ! It’s currently 95 degrees outside 🥵 Thank you for video
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Just wanted to let you know that your video saved me a ton of money. My garage stopped moving all the way up. About half way. Called a garage door place and they won’t be out until Monday.
Saw your video and noticed you said there’s a maintenance toggle. I went up the ladder and looked. Low and behold the left side’s switch was in the maintenance mode. Flipped it. Made sure the tension on both springs were strong and reran the garage door. BOOOM! Worked. Apparently the door has been using only one side the entire time?
That's great news. 👍
Thanks a million for making this!! Had a broken cable. You really saved my A$$ a lot of headache and money. Not only that, my springs were wound up to 30 turns. Can’t believe they hadn’t snapped yet. Operation is WAY more smooth and less jerky now. Thanks again!!
Glad it helped!
I have the same type in my daughters’ house. I did find a RUclips channel that did show this type of repair for the Torquemaster plus unit. Your video is very good and to the point. Thank you for your time
Thanks, demonstrated in a way that is much less scary
Nice you have a tundra too! 👍👍. Thanks for this video. Mine just broke today..🤦♂️🤦♂️
Oh no!
Shut the door last night from within the house and when the door got to the 1 foot mark both cables let go. So your video is informational, lol
EXCELLENT VIDEO! This made my "issue" completely understandable when my garage door decided not to open in Wilmington, NC. Like you said, there are tons of videos with other types of door counter-balance systems, but not the Torquemaster. This made my job super easy. Thank you!
Most welcome, how did it work out?
@@Donnythelatemodeltech NOTE: I'm signed in on my girlfriend's account right now, but I got the parts and replaced the spring and associated components in less than an hour. It worked out perfectly. I can see how garage door companies would charge hundreds of dollars for this "service" too... Sam :-)
Well...Haellll.... August in Fort Worth and we're in a heat wave... gonna be lots of water and wiping the sweat off the brow! Nice video and making lots of sense.
Good luck
This is what I'm talking about, good explanation, you just saved me some $, it's difficult to pay someone when you live in a budget.
Than you so much.
Thank you for the video. A local garage door repair company representative would not accept the fact that you can just order the springs and replace them. They wanted to charge me $425 to do a complete conversion to the springs that you could see that are not inside the tube. So either her knowledge was lacking or she just wanted to charge me more money.
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Dude you’re a money saver. This is the only video I found. Great job and thank you
I reversed mine the first time. Red for right made sense to me.
You just saved me some money. Appreciate the information here. My cables came off the guide wheel and I couldn't open or close it past 2 ft. It was just stuck.
RIGHT ON!
Fantastic video. Helped me a ton! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
You're saving me so much money, thank you
I have decided to have someone work on my garage door for the same issue until I found your video. Great video instructions! Most videos skip and does not include every step. This video is one good example of how to help DIYers, I appreciate you man! Good stuff!
Most welcome 🙏 a d good luck with your garage door.
Your video was spot on! Thank you! You saved me ❤😊
Glad it helped!
Very well done video! Will be having to do this in Arizona once parts come in! Pray 🙏🏽 for me! 🤣
Thanks for this Video I will fix mine tomorrow
Great video! Saved me hundreds! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Good torque master 2 video!
Thank you for making this video
Just ordered my parts for door. Thanks for making the video.
Like running lights on a boat, Port (RED) is on the LEFT.
Donny I’m in the middle of this project (just got the new springs yesterday) but I noticed that a couple of the teeth on the wire coil thing (not the white gear inside the bracket) are “chipped” off. Would this require me to replace that part or can I just avoid the chipped teeth on the gear when I’m ratcheting?
Thanks Brother very helpful video. I would have did the Right is red mistake as well. Have a good one!
Nice job. Very helpful.
Hi, what would you suggest if the cable is stuck and the torquemaster plus cannot release tension. The door won't open. Is it safe to cut the cable while it has tension? Wouldn't the drum keep the spring from unloading its stored energy?
I’ve got one spring in my torquemaster, having issues figuring out what the deal is, I live in Florida snd yah hot as hell!
Gotta figure this thing out no one wants to mess with this style spring for whatever reason
Do I need to wind the spring before I put it in the bar? Then slide them on?
Great video and awesome job!
Great video! Thanks! Was wondering why you didn't just flip the bar around instead of swapping out the springs from left to right?
You wouldn’t have a video to watch
When putting back the bar, does the "tear drop" portion point up, point down or does it not even matter?
Excellent video, made installation seamless!!
Thank you!!
Great to hear!
This video helped me alot! Thanks
Outstanding...much appreciated!
Glad it was helpful!
Just the video I need👍🏻
I have the same type of garage, when I pull it up I hear I cranking sound but if I try to push it down it won't move at all. Do you think one of the springs is broken?
I’m here in Kyle, Tx
I have the exact same one. House only 5yrs old
What part of Texas I have the same door
My issue it’s I don’t know if my springs are broken and also were do you buy them
do we have updated links to order the torque master springs? the website in the description doesn't work.
Thanks for the video. From DC area. Wayne Dalton cable of a single door came off on one side. Looking for videos that can help me figure this out.
Where did you order the new springs from? And how did you figure out? What size Springs you needed?
Great video, thanks for helping out!
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Great explanation! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks bro! Yeah the paper instructions it came with are complete garbage. Your video was extremely helpful! THX
both sides of my system have tension but one side randomly started making the most horrid grinding sound. i do notice that this whole time the Pole knob in with the up "maintanence" position. i wonder if that made some issue. Playing with the tension alone is a clankly/grindy mess. I had to stop before really doing anything tonigth since it would walk up the kids. Any thoughts on what might be the issue?
Honestly, I have no idea. This was the only time I’ve messed the garage springs. I’ve replaced the motor twice , and those things just die.
Man you just hooked me up! Thank you
Thank you for sharing.
My plastic gears came out. Which way do they go back in
What a video man! i had those darn springs fail on me today and will need replace them. can you help with where you ordered them? I'm north of houston in spring,TX
www.waynedaltonparts.com/collections/garage-door-springs
Good luck !
Fantastic video bro! Keep up the super work!
Thanks a ton!
PS: I think the "L" and "R" designations (gray and red colors) were oriented to how one would view the door from the outside, not the inside...
Ok
Excellent video this helped a ton
will not help, video is not correct, professional speaking.
Wish i would have had your video a couple years ago….
Tanks
Hello I need to replace just the cable on this my tenants cut it. Does anyone know where I can get them ? Thanks
My door keep bidding up stopping my garage door opener from opeining or closing the door i have a newly build house about a year and a half old i should be having problems with it anyone know a way to fix it
Thanks
BADASS
How come you just flip the instead of pulling both springs out again?? Just saying!!!
Where did you get the spring ordered?
Donny was able to update the links in the description!
You can also pull on that big rope to disconnect the door opener. ;p
@20:00 ok, I guess with that system you have to do it that way. ;)
@39:00 just clamp a vise grip on the track.
The door should at least balance about 1/2 way open, and, if the springs are perfect, should balance at _any_ position.
They sell a counting tool for winding and unwinding 30 - 35 $ you can do it this way just need to take a lot more time , I just unbolt the center support
But eather way is cool
Send me an amazon link
@@Donnythelatemodeltech just look up Wayne Dalton torkmaster winding tool
32$
it Funy how I walk-on some people homes and the wife I snaking her husband about him trying to install the garbage Disposl and he made amiss and the man look like he lost the war between him and his ability to do it and the wife is not making it easy on him so I would say " you know mam you should be proud of your husband at leas he is trying to do it " and you should see the man he would strait his back and smile from cheek to cheek then I would say hey body let's see I show you where things went wrong man I love that he will be like Advertizing man to me tell every one abou me lolol ... I think your wife was proud lolol thank you
This guy doing all this work but I would recommend getting better springs. A lot of effort and time and in a couple years he’ll be doing it again. He chose the same cheap spring the manufacturer used instead of a large torsion spring that would last over a decade
It’s a pos system. It’s so difficult to buy parts for it in Canada
Yeah, I really didn't enjoy this too much.
You could’ve flipped the bar and it should work
Great video, but it is the worst door ever
That door weighs 230lbs it’s a wind load 9100 the non wind load weighs 125lbs I put these things in and work on them every day that motor is gonna be shot lifting up all that weight
LOL the title should be if you want to save money don’t do what I Did
Its better get torsion springs…much better.
Dude I will never do that way. That's totally wrong how you did it. I do that job for more than 10 years and that is not how you change the springs in the garage.
Care to explain?
Everything from your video is wrong.
@@Donnythelatemodeltech your videos are kind of bad.
Yours are way better?
Elaborate
The tutorial great the video not that great
Very helpful
Glad it helped
Thanks awesome tutorial just saved me $2,000 . All Repair guys wanted to install all new equipment ,
You need more tension , your G.D.O. wont last with that weight very long before stripping the main gear and don,t buy Genie openers !
I don’t live there no more