How To Take Off A Garage Door

How to remove a garage door disconnect the garage door opener.

How to take off a garage door.

See figure 1 you can now release the cables and take off the springs without any trouble or danger. Removing the old door 1. Open the door completely and block it in this position with clamps or locking pliers firmly tightened to the track to prevent the door from closing. Garage doors use springs to carry much of the weight of the door during lifting and.

You ll need to deal with the lifting mechanisms. Lift the garage door as far as it will go. Then take off the clamps or the locking pliers and slowly close the door. Using the drill driver and sockets or screwdriver if necessary remove the screws from all hinges.

After removing the springs and cables lower the garage door to the floor. Set blocks of. Each panel of the door is connected with a group of hinges. Remove the garage door springs.

Pick up 2 of them from. Tie extension springs to the tracks. Locking pliers are small handheld vice grips. To remove an electric garage door opener first close the garage door all the way.