How To Fix Spring Loaded Garage Door

Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains.

How to fix spring loaded garage door.

To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. 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. Loosen the set screws while holding each spring with a winding bar. Removing the old springs 1.

Remove the pin with a pliers. Test the door close rate. Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. This allows you to move the original bar to repeat the process alternating the bars with each quarter turn.

The other end is attached toa pulley through which the garage door cable is threaded. Be sure notto twist the garage door cable when reattaching the pulley. 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. Rotate the wrench until the next hole comes into view and install the pin.

Place the hex wrench into the socket at the top of the spring hinge and turn in either direction to release tension on the pin. Including how to measure your garage door. Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. One end is a fixedattachment to the garage door track or wood frame.

Tighten or loosen in small steps. Once you ve completed a quarter turn insert the other bar into a different hole in the cone and let the bar lever against the closed garage door to hold the spring tension.