How To Install New Springs On Garage Door

Installing the new springs 1.

How to install new springs on garage door. Repeat this process on the other side of the door. Insert the carriage bolts through the door from the outside. Don t stretch the springs so far that the sheave on the spring and the stationary sheave touch when you retest the door. Place your new bottom bracket on the bottom of the garage door.

Make sure that the bearing is inside the stationary cone. A couple of carabiners can. 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. 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.

Pre drill the door for the new carriage bolts. There are two types of garage door springs. Insert the bolts in the stationary cones of the new torsion spring and insert the bolts in the slots on the spring anchor bracket. A pair of new springs cost about 25.

When your new springs arrive put the new left spring. Finger tighten nuts on bolts until the stationary cone is flush against the center bearing plate. Thread the cables and tighten. The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

Slide the left spring onto the tube and add the cable drum. Get your new extension spring cable. Slide the torsion bar to the left then add.