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To move the entire door and track 10" higher you will lose the height of your opening turning a 7' high door to a 6'2" tall door. You would have to remove the tension from the springs.( Door down if torsion springs, door open if extension springs.) I suggest putting the door down on blocks or a...

The type of door I was referring to is not a typical wood door that is used now a day. And those inserts are typically press board and when waterlogged will bow outwards and rot away if not properly primed and painted. A door that ways 130 lbs as an 8x7 is not going to way exactly double that...

You can get a sectional door that doesn't track back horizontally. It's called high lift track, you could possible get the track pitched to match the roofline if the roof trusses don't interfere. Look for roof pitch track or high lift. Most local garage door companies should be able to do one of...

If the door is over 40 years old and a 16x8 my guess is that it's made out of 2x4s and possibly some sort of tongue and groove cedar or pine commonly called a batton style door. Which with moisture being sucked into the wood for that many years. I'd say 1000 lbs is possible.

If your extension spring are only the diameter of your finger they are the wrong springs. On a door that big and made of wood you would most likely need custom load springs. A local garage door company should be able to weigh the door and tell you what springs you will need. Also while you are...

Most insulated garage doors come with steel end caps. Find a used door on CL or something and then remove the end caps and cut to size. Just make sure you get the mounting locations for the center hinges centered. Example, if it's 8' wide remove the end caps and cut 1 1/2feet of each end and re...

I got my digital one about a year ago and it's still going strong. Batteries are still good and I rarely need to use the back light. It has an auto shutoff. Having a digital readout it crucial with all newer cars. The tire pressure monitor systems on some makes are very fuzzy and need to be...

X2 on the cherokee shock bolts. Also good for hub bearing and a pickle fork tip for the tie rods. Also works for separating the balljoint a from the front knuckles

Tooltopia. Astro pneumatic makes a digital one that clips on. I use it everyday at work and it's held up so far. 1 year and counting. Believe it was 60.00 when I bought it.

If your door is still groaning after new springs chances are you motor is worn out. Not the motor itself but the main gear driven by the motor. It's plastic and they wear down causing noise and slower action because teeth are worn off the gear. Having a broken spring and not knowing about it...

The set screws are the only thing holding the spring tension but there are two and it's a clamping effect. If you pierce the tube it looses it's strength. It will also cause the tube to mushroom and then any adjustment later will be a real pain because the spring will not be able to rotate on...

Don't over tighten the set screws. You don't need to pierce the shaft, snug the set scre by hand and then tighten about 1 - 1 1/2 turn. Also with the door closed put a vise grip on the shaft to hold tension on the cables so they do not slip off the drums. If you have 2 springs that step is not...

I have the gear wrench set at work and use them everyday. Great for doing brakes, and oil changes. Extra leverage without needing a cheater bar or breaker bar and they fit in really tight spots. Also good for doing serpentine belts and alignments. I need to order the larger completer set of the...

Any kind of penetrating oil will work. Pb blaster makes a garage door lubricant that works well. Do not use lithium grease it cakes on the hinges and springs and attracts dirty causing more friction and worn parts. WD40 will work for a short time but will also cause friction from drying all...

It's very odd to have a 16x7 door with only one torsion spring. I'd definitely call a local company and have them convert the door to two springs. Shouldn't be two expensive and with 2 springs it should increase the life of the springs. And if one of the springs does break you can atleast open...

That's why you get these. http://www.tooltopia.com/gearwrench-85989.aspx Break it free or crank it down and then use the ratcheting end. Iv had mine for a year of daily auto use and haven't broken one. Everyone in my shop asks to borrow them while doing alignments. Finally they are buying their own.

Also that all liftmaster openers are packages and built in Mexico. Just saying

Sometimes they hum i have had kore then a handful of them that do so. It comes down to poor quality control. Liftmaster does make a great product when it is done correctly it could be they got a bad batch of transformers or a loose bolt. You really can expect the thing to be completely silent...

Liftmaster makes a medium duty commercial jack shaft opener. It's not as fancy and stylish but it's more then enough to lift a door that size. Remotes and keypads will work with it but there is no battery back up feature...

I also installed doors for many years and my company refused to sell Wayne dalton doors unless the customer specifically asked. Iv seen many of their doors fail and rip apart. There IS suppose to be a reinforcement plate behind the hinge location. Usually they double of the steel in that area...