Stalling A Garage Door Spring

The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

Stalling a garage door spring.

I wanted to thank you for the overall great customer service garage door nation recently provided me regarding a broken torsion spring on my 7 x16 garage door. Garage door springs act as a counterbalance to the weight of all garage doors making them easier to open and close garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door. There are two types of garage door springs. A pair of new springs cost about 25.

Black winding cone torsion springs are used on the right side of the door and red winding cone torsion springs are used on the left side of the door when viewing the door from the inside looking out. Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Installing an overhead garage door requires a few tools and a friend to help. Failure to install the torsion springs on the correct side will cause your door to function improperly and could result in serious injury.

Use locking pliers or a c clamp to secure the door to the track to keep it from opening when you release the tension on the springs. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

This video applies t. Having heard the horror stories associated with diy torsion spring replacements i was concerned about my ability to tackle my garage door repair on my own. The remaining panels and tracks are held in. How to install an overhead garage door.