Get help from a second person.
How to open garage door with broken spring video.
Once the tension is released you can remove the spring from the track.
These ladders will help keep the garage door open when you manage to prop the door open all the way.
Then we clamp it back.
The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be.
In order to do it properly and safely you can follow these steps to open your garage door with a broken spring.
A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator.
On either side of the garage door place two 6 foot ladders.
A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight.
2 0 watch as we wind up this garage door spring until it breaks.
Leaving the garage door open and securing it ensures that the tension on the spring is released.
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The garage door may be using a one spring system or a two spring system.
Fully open the door secure the door open preferably using c clamps.
Even though some garage doors have more than two springs in the operation system.
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Protect your back be careful not to pinch your fingers and don t let the door fall on your feet.
A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired.