Lube Garage Door Torsion Spring

Lubricating the lock will make locking your garage door easier and can prevent rust in the long run.

Lube garage door torsion spring.

Apply just enough to make them move better. Let s lubricate all moving parts to make that garage door to alleviate the loud squeaking no. Next spray the hinges roller bearings unsealed style and springs photo 5 with a garage door lube like the prime flo garage door lubrication kit about 7 at home centers. Don t wake up your sleeping babies at 5am when leaving for work.

When performing maintenance we start with the rollers spraying each roller with a quality garage door lubricant. Again you want to only lubricate them enough that they move better without a lot of extra lubricant dripping out. Once you re done lubricating the lock finish lubricating your garage door by spraying the grease on the large armbar at the top of your door. We work our way up to the end and center bearing plates spring bar torsion tube and finally to the spring s.

One of the best things about this fast acting garage door lubricant is its quick drying formula. Spray down the garage torsion springs that lift your garage door day in and day out. Lubricate steel hinges at their pivot points but don t mess with the plastic ones. Torsion springs are mounted above your garage door.

The right lubricant can reduce and combat rust and corrosion. Set up a stepladder under the front torsion springs if your door has springs on a torsion bar above the door. Lubricating these springs will help reduce friction and noise as the coils rotate when the door opens and closes. Lubricating the springs is easy and not an immediate solution to spring problems.

Do not spray the cable drums for torsion springs. This is one of the most important parts of a garage door to lubricate because lubricating the springs can increase their efficiency as well as their lifespan. We also spray each hinge with the same garage door lubricant. Point the lubricant towards the lock s keyhole and spray it once to lubricate it.

Locate the torsion springs that lift and lower your garage door. Spray the length of each spring liberally with the silicone lubricating spray. There is a metal bearing or plastic bushing inside the torsion spring mounting cone on one end that needs lubrication as well. The life of garage door springs can be maximized by properly and regularly lubricating the springs.

Open and close the garage door to work the silicone into the spring.