Adaptive Tool For Winding Torsion Springs And Balancing Garage Door Suspension Systems And Associated Method Of Use Of The Adaptive Tool In Balancing Garage Door Suspension Systems

A method of winding a torsion spring of a garage door suspension system with an adaptive tool having a hollow rod, the hollow rod defining an aperture configured to receive a fastener and a cavity configured to receive a component of the garage door suspension system including the torsion spring, the method comprising steps of:

• sliding the hollow rod over the component of the garage door suspension system such that the component is contained within the cavity;
• securing the hollow rod to the component of the garage door suspension system by inserting the fastener through the aperture;
• gripping the hollow rod with a power tool;
• and
• actuating the power tool to rotate the hollow rod and the component of the garage door suspension system to add tension to the torsion spring.

A method of balancing a garage door suspension system including a first cable drum, a second cable drum, a first cable, and a second cable with an adaptive tool having a hollow rod, the hollow rod defining an aperture configured to receive a fastener and a cavity configured to receive a spring bar including a torsion spring, the method comprising steps of:

• displacing an end of the torsion spring longitudinally along the spring bar based on a size of the torsion spring;
• securing a position of the torsion spring along the spring bar by coupling the end of the torsion spring to the spring bar;
• sliding the hollow rod of the adaptive tool over the spring bar such that the spring bar is contained within the cavity;
• securing the spring bar within the cavity of the hollow rod by inserting the fastener through the aperture;
• gripping the hollow rod with a power tool;
• actuating the power tool to rotate the hollow rod and the spring bar;
• removing the first cable from the first cable drum and the second cable from the second cable drum;
• actuating the power tool to rotate the hollow rod and the spring bar a number of rotations to add tension to the torsion spring, wherein the number of rotations is based on the size of the torsion spring;
• re-attaching the first cable to the first cable drum and the second cable to the second cable drum;
• actuating the power tool to rotate the hollow rod and the spring bar to increase tension on the first cable and the second cable;
• removing the fastener from the aperture of the hollow rod;
• and
• sliding the hollow rod of the adaptive tool to remove the spring bar from the cavity of the hollow rod such that the spring bar is not contained within the cavity.