How To Instal A Garage Door Spring

In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.

How to instal a garage door spring. The doors with two springs are easy to replace. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. This can still be done when only one extension spring is broken. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Disengage the opener from the door. You may need to use a 2x4 or some other object to pry the garage door open. A pair of new springs cost about 25.

On older openers you may need to remove the l shaped drawbar arm. Garage door springs come in two styles. Some garage door openers have a neutral position for the trolley disconnect. There are two types of garage door springs.