How To Replace Garage Door Spring

Disconnect the spring from the track bracket and the spring pulley.

How to replace garage door spring.

Once in place disconnect the garage door. Diy garage door torsion spring replacement step by step how to video. These directions are designed for torsion springs mounted to both sides of an anchor bracket above the middle of the garage door as pictured above. Click to watch get the official all in one kit and save big 5 star rat.

A safety cable is threaded through the spring to. On one piece doors with side springs you open the door to relieve the spring tension and simply swap out the springs on the opener arm mechanism. You may need to use a 2x4 or some other object to pry the garage door open. There are no cables or pulleys to deal with and the springs have internal safety rods.

The following instructions for replacing garage door springs are for do it yourself homeowners and for maintenance repair men who service their smaller commercial or industrial sectional overhead doors. Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.