How To Replace A Spring In Garage Door

Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.

How to replace a spring in garage door.

Some garage door openers have a neutral position for the trolley disconnect. Place the new garage door springs against the garage door position the springs so that the ends are facing you and coming from opposite directions. Disconnect the spring from the track bracket and the spring pulley. Disengage the opener from the door.

Take up the left garage door spring and put it by the left side of the door. If you have an older opener you may need to remove a fuse or flip. Replace extension garage door springs by following these steps. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.

In order to replace your garage door spring s you will need to find the current measurements in order to accurately replace the spring s. The left spring should have the wire coiling from the left the right spring should have the wire coiling from the right. Get it right the first time. Unplug the power cord to your garage door opener.

Once in place disconnect the garage door.