Mechanical Door Repairers: Career & Application Guide

What do mechanical door repairers do?

Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.

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Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
Order replacement springs, sections, or slats.
Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, or electric door openers and closers, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.

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