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. The old ones would last 15 to 20 years for some people. The new ones seem to have a shorter life expectancy, in my humble experience. If your garage door has a Torquemaster spring system, some of these pictures will look familiar to you. The purpose of this page is to give you a broken Torquemaster price quote.
Overview
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, using steel cables, 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 Wayne Dalton Torquemaster spring 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. Here are a few common examples.
Torquemaster replacement prices for single wide doors.
If you have a single wide Wayne Dalton garage door, this section is for you. Most likely, you have a model 9100. I say that because the 9100 is by far Wayne Dalton’s best seller, the most popular panel style being the colonial raised panel style, as seen in these photos.
This is a typical example of a Wayne Dalton model 9100. This one is a single wide door, 9 foot wide and 7 foot tall. The Torquemaster spring is broken.
Outside view. A nice looking door, I think. This door is super popular in my area and I see them all the time.
Broken Torquemaster price quote for a single wide door.
I charge $400 to do a Torquemaster to Torsion conversion on a door like this.
This project comes with a three year parts and labor warranty.
Torquemaster to Torsion conversions for doublewide doors
Double doors are normally 16 or 18 feet wide, normally 7 feet tall, but sometimes 8 feet tall. Here are a few examples.
