How To Install Double Garage Door Extension Springs

Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions.

How to install double garage door extension springs.

If the spring breaks near the stationary cone a large portion of the spring spins loose with the winding cone secured to the shaft. If both springs are the same length the garage door should be level across the floor. A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. Other problems frequently ensue when a single spring is used on a double car garage door.

Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door. Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers. If the extension springs are not the same length open the garage door and change the location of one of the s hooks so that when you close the door both springs are the same length.