Garage Door Centre Bearing Plate (Torsion Spring Anchor Plate)
Centre bearing plate for torsion spring garage doors. Bolts to the wall above the centre of the opening, carries the torsion shaft between the two end bearing plates and anchors the springs. Every torsion door has one.
- Centre plateAbove the opening
- Carries the shaftBetween the end bearings
- Anchors springsTorsion spring doors
- Sold singlyOne per door
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The centre bearing plate is one of the garage door parts every torsion spring door has, not only wide doors. It bolts to the wall above the centre of the door opening, carries the torsion shaft between the two end bearing plates, and the torsion spring cones anchor to it. That is why it is also called a torsion spring anchor plate. Sold singly, one per door. The two ends of the shaft sit in the left end bearing plate and the right end bearing plate.
What the centre bearing plate does
On a torsion spring door the springs sit on a shaft above the opening. The shaft turns in a bearing at each end of the door and in the bearing set into this plate in the middle, so the plate supports the shaft between the two end bearings. The spring cones anchor to the plate, so it also takes the spring load when the springs are wound.
Other garage door parts on the torsion shaft
- End bearing plate, left and right: hold the two ends of the shaft above the vertical tracks.
- Cable drum, left and right: wind the lifting cables as the shaft turns.
- Torsion springs: anchor to this centre bearing plate.
Safety: the plate carries the spring load
Because the torsion springs anchor to this plate, it is under high tension whenever the springs are wound. Never loosen it with the springs wound. Spring and cable work should be done by an experienced garage door installer. Alectra Solutions supplies the equipment only.
Key features
- On every torsion spring door. Not just wide doors: every torsion spring door has a centre bearing plate.
- Carries the shaft. Supports the torsion shaft between the two end bearing plates.
- Anchors the springs. The torsion spring cones anchor to this plate.
- Bearing in the plate. The shaft turns in the bearing set into the plate, as in the photo.
- Wall mounted. Bolts to the wall above the centre of the door opening.
Specifications
| Part | Centre bearing plate (torsion spring anchor plate) |
|---|---|
| Position | On the wall above the centre of the door opening |
| Supports | Torsion shaft, between the two end bearing plates |
| Anchors | Torsion spring cones |
| For | Torsion spring garage doors |
| Per door | One |
| Sold as | Single plate |
Not in the box
- Torsion springs
- End bearing plates
- Torsion shaft
Questions people ask
Yes. It is not only for wide doors. Every torsion spring door has one to carry the shaft between the end bearings and to anchor the springs.
Yes, they are two names for the same garage door part. The springs anchor to it, and it carries the shaft.
On the wall above the centre of the door opening, between the two end bearing plates.
The end bearing plates hold the two ends of the torsion shaft above the vertical tracks. The centre plate supports the middle of the shaft and is where the springs anchor.
Our torsion springs come in 45kg to 100kg, left or right, sold singly. Pick the weight to match your door.
Not while the springs are wound. The springs anchor to this plate, so it is under high tension. That work should be done by an experienced garage door installer. Alectra Solutions supplies the equipment only.
Need it fitted? Alectra Solutions supplies product only. Ask the branch and we will point you to installers in Pretoria.