How To Remove And Replace Garage Door

Locking pliers are small handheld vice grips.

How to remove and replace garage door.

Use locking pliers to lock the door in place. Call 416 882 3695 for all your garage door needs and please don t forget to like and subscribe to see more videos. The first panel should come right out. Pick up 2 of them from.

Undo the tension springs from the turnbuckles holding them in place. Carefully lower the door. Removing the old door 1. Remove the pin of the top center brace and loosen the brace image 1.

Remove the nuts from the bolts on the top panel image 2. Removal and installation of new garage doors. Use a scrap 2 by 4. Instructions for removing your existing garage door.

The first and most important step in the removal of a garage door is the release of the tension in the springs. There s a lot of tension in the springs so be. Remove the nuts at the top of the next panel down. A standard 16 foot door has two roller hinges one at each end of the panel and three regular hinges in between.

Remove the door panels. Removal of extension springs for extension spring hardware the tension in the springs disappears almost completely as soon as the door is completely opened. Tie extension springs to the tracks. Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable.

You ll need to deal with the lifting mechanisms. Start by removing the bolts securing the hinges to the top door panel using a socket wrench. Continue this procedure until all the panels have been removed.