Trailer Door Torsion Spring Adjustment

When starting a new torsional trailer spring design you must know the following parameters.

Trailer door torsion spring adjustment.

July 8th 2015 will be my 5th year in my stealth cargo trailer and i m loving every minute of it. Wednesday august 4 2010. The torsion spring helps the garage door open and close easily. Ramp door hinge style m 3 spring assist systems are designed to be used on doors with pipe style hinges attaching the ramp door to the trailer frame.

The winding pucks face each other. They can be very dangerous. Adjusting garage door torsion springs should not be attempted by most homeowners. The springs are located at the top inside part of the garage door.

Door spring adjustments my friend and i adjusted the door springs so that the ramp will lay flat when i open the rear door. The problem is that they have to be worked on when the door is down and the springs are under tension. Trailer ramp springs are heavy duty torsion springs which work as a lift assist to take the majority of weight off of the gate ramp lid. I ve installed many garage doors and replaced many torsion springs.

You will find that design assistance here in this article. You adjust the tension with the door closed. I m thinking you may have to adjust them while open because that s when the tension will be the strongest. Edited by xp123 28 december 2015 07 01 am.

These trailer doors work different from a garage door. There are two torsion springs at each side of the garage door. Cables are wound on drum and 1 shaft is clamped with vise grips to prevent. A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem.

Page 1 of 2 trailer ramp door torsion spring winding posted in trailer talk. See door repair and overhead garage door repair for a complete listing of garage door and door topics. Garage door springs offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Have two new cables and know how they came off the drums.

I have a 7 enclosed trailer with rear ramp door that has 2 torsion springs.