How To Install Double Garage Door Extension Springs

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.

How to install double garage door extension springs.

Other problems frequently ensue when a single spring is used on a double car garage door. Be sure the door is open and supported when doing this. If the extension springs are not the same length open the garage door and change the location of one of the s hooks so that when you close the door both springs are the same length. If the spring breaks near the stationary cone a large portion of the spring spins loose with the winding cone secured to the shaft.

A problem with the spring tension could cause the door to open or close unevenly improperly or at the wrong speed and adjusting the springs will likely solve the problem. Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions. Many manufacturers have cut costs by using a single spring on a double wide 16 steel garage door. Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door.