How To Fix Spring On Overhead Garage Door

If you have a screw drive opener grease the threads photo 4.

How to fix spring on overhead garage door.

Next spray the hinges roller bearings unsealed style and springs photo 5 with a garage door lube like the prime flo garage door lubrication kit about 7 at home centers. How to repair garage door springs and cables lock down the door. 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 1 x research sourcestep 2 loosen the set screws while holding each spring with a winding bar. The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

As you will see in the video cables extension springs and botto. Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the springs rather than working directly in front of them for safety reasons. 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. There are two types of garage door springs.

A couple of carabiners can. Step 1 unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. 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. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

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 offset the weight of the door and allow it to open and close with ease. Clamp a locking pliers or a c clamp to the track just above one of the rollers. Also hit the torsion bar bearings and any other pivot points.

Loosen the unbroken spring. Put on eye. Shove a winding bar into a bottom hole of the winding cone of the good spring.