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Replacing a Damaged Garage Door Strut......Garage Door Repair San Diego
by everscarface 
Link: http://www.socalgaragedoors.com
Garage Door Strut Repair........whoever originally installed the garage door, attached the j-arm of the garage door opener to a place with no reinforcement stile.....so over time the top strut and panel bent....luckily the panel from outside did not look damaged so we just replaced the strut and moved the garage door opener over a bit so it would line up with a reinforcement stile......the garage door worked smooth after that....
Clopay Garage Door San Diego
by everscarface
Link: http://www.socalgaragedoors.com
This is a garage door installation done in Poway, Ca. The garage door is the Clopay Brand with a Liftmaster 1/2 HP Belt Drive Motor. The Belt drive motor is probably the smoothest, most quiet garage door opener you can buy.
Buying insulation with your door also keeps your door nice and quiet because the foam absorbs the vibration of the metal and in the case will help keep the home cool....since Poway can definitely get hot in the summer.
Stripped Plastic Gears Chamberlin Liftmaster or Craftsman Opener - Garage Door Repair San Diego
by everscarface
Link: http://www.socalgaragedoors.com
This is a short clip showing a stripped gear inside a Chamberlin liftmaster. You can usually tell your gear is stripped in your Liftmaster or Craftsman motor if you hit the remote control or push button and the motor is turning but your door won't go up. This is usually caused by a door that is improperly balanced. 
A heavy door will wear out your gears.....every time I run into this situation its usually a heavy door. So the remedy for this is to replace the gears.....there are 2 major plastic gears inside the smaller one never looks stripped but it should be replaced anyway.
This repair is cheaper than buying a new motor. The best way to avoid this happening is by making sure your garage door is balanced properly. You can do this by disengaging the garage door from the motor and lifting it. If your door is a steel sectional it should lift easily and it should not fall down or fly up if you let go of it. It should stay where right where you leave it. If you have a 1-piece wood door (with the springs on the side) you should be able to lift the door to about waist height and the door should remain at that height when you let go. 1-piece wood garage doors will tend to go up themselves after waist height or a little higher.
So if your garage door is really heavy you should have the torsion Springs or the 1-piece springs adjusted.
12/27/09 01:33:31 am, 
Leave a comment » Garage Door Repair San Diego - Video
by everscarface
Link: http://www.socalgaragedoors.com
This is video of some old school 1-piece hardware and Springs. In some cases the hardware is so old it would be difficult if not impossible to find replacement parts or springs. This was the case with this garage door. The wood of the garage doors was still good and the garages where out back and out of view. So it made sense to replace the hardware instead of spending the money on new steel sectional doors.
Torque Master vs. Torsion Spring
by everscarface
Link: http://www.socalgaragedoors.com
The Torque Master: is the spring system developed by Wayne Dalton garage doors. It consists of an oval hollow tube with internal springs and gears at each end of the tube, that are attached to the door cables. This spring system is only used on Wayne Dalton Doors.
The Torsion Spring setup: has a thick tube with much bigger external springs. ( you can see a picture of the torsion set up on our website at: http://www.socalgaragedoors.com/garage_doors_san_diego_repairs.html
The Torsion Spring System is the most common type of garage door spring system.
So which is the Better spring setup for your garage door?
In my humble opinion I would go with the TORSION Spring setup.
If you already have a Wayne Dalton garage door with a TORQUE MASTER setup and the spring breaks(its hard to tell because you can not see the spring broken inside the tube..... your garage door operator struggling to open the door is a tell tale sign)
....so if and when the TORQUE MASTER Spring breaks. In my opinion you should go ahead and convert over to a TORSION spring setup. And the reason being is because the TORSION SPRING setup is a superior system, its more common so parts are easily available, they tend to last longer, and Wayne Dalton has changed the design of the Torque Master system quite a few times to try to improve the system. And by changing the system over the years it means you have to swap out the entire tube, flange brackets, drums, cable along with the spring.....that makes it more expensive...and also I personally do not see a great improvement in the Torque Master System....That being said about Wayne Dalton Torque Master System...is not saying that Wayne Dalton Garage Doors does not make great product....I install Wayne Dalton Garage Doors all the time. But Wayne Dalton offers you a choice between getting your consumer a torque master or torsion setup. I ALWAYS do the TORSION setup because I know there will be less of a chance of something ever going wrong.... and that's always the more desirable situation for both the customer and myself.
So to sum up my rant......If you purchase a Wayne Dalton get a TORSION SPRING setup
If you bust a TORQUE MASTER spring and need it replaced.....convert it to a TORSION SPRING setup.