How To Install New Springs On Garage Door

Slide the torsion bar to the left then add.

How to install new springs on garage door.

Get your new extension spring cable. Slide the left spring onto the tube and add the cable drum. A pair of new springs cost about 25. Place your new bottom bracket on the bottom of the garage door.

Repeat this process on the other side of the door. Pre drill the door for the new carriage bolts. Tap the carriage bolt into the garage door with a hammer. Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers.

Install the center bearing and the right spring then secure the cones. Make sure that the bearing is inside the stationary cone. Installing the new springs 1. The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

Finger tighten nuts on bolts until the stationary cone is flush against the center bearing plate. When your new springs arrive put the new left spring. There are two types of garage door springs. Insert the carriage bolts through the door from the outside.

Don t stretch the springs so far that the sheave on the spring and the stationary sheave touch when you retest the door. Insert the bolts in the stationary cones of the new torsion spring and insert the bolts in the slots on the spring anchor bracket. Thread the cables and tighten.