How To Install New Springs On Garage Door

A pair of new springs cost about 25.

How to install new springs on garage door.

Don t stretch the springs so far that the sheave on the spring and the stationary sheave touch when you retest the door. Slide the torsion bar to the left then add. Thread the cables and tighten. Installing the new springs 1.

Get your new extension spring cable. Install the center bearing and the right spring then secure the cones. Tap the carriage bolt into the garage door with a hammer. Make sure that the bearing is inside the stationary cone.

Insert the carriage bolts through the door from the outside. Finger tighten nuts on bolts until the stationary cone is flush against the center bearing plate. The doors with two springs are easy to replace. Insert the bolts in the stationary cones of the new torsion spring and insert the bolts in the slots on the spring anchor bracket.

Slide the left spring onto the tube and add the cable drum. Place your new bottom bracket on the bottom of the garage door. Repeat this process on the other side of the door. Lock the door open again with c clamps or locking pliers and stretch the extension springs another one to two inches with the garage door in its fully open position.

There are two types of garage door springs. Pre drill the door for the new carriage bolts. 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.