Torquemaster is a proprietary spring system found exclusively on Wayne Dalton residential garage doors. Like all springs, Torquemaster springs break after extensive usage and years of service. If your garage door has a Torquemaster spring system, some of these pictures will look familiar to you.
Torquemaster is a metal tube, normally located just above the door, that has one or two springs inside. The springs are wound up and store force. That force is harnessed to lift the weight of the door, making it feel almost weightless. When it breaks, it’s very important to have it replaced as soon as possible, and to not use the door at all in the meantime. Damage to the door and the opener could result by using it in this condition.
Occasionally, my solution to this problem is to replace the broken Torquemaster with a new Torquemaster. Those would be very unusual situations. Normally I do a conversion from the current Torquemaster to a Torsion system. This is a common approach, used by most garage door repair companies.
In a conversion, we remove the Torquemaster tube, springs, drums and cables. Then install new torsion components consisting of a torsion tube, torsion spring or springs, right and left cable drums, right and left torsion bearing plates, right and left torsion cables and a spring anchor bracket and bushing. The spring has been carefully chosen to produce a balanced door action.
The cost of this project varies, depending on the size and weight of the door.