How To Replace And Adjust Garage Doors Springs

Finish with a test of the garage door tension spring.

How to replace and adjust garage doors springs.

The torsion shaft powered by the spring lifts drums that easily winds cables connected with the doors at the bottom. Remove the clamps and pliers from the torsion tube and track and lift the door about 3 ft. Then use a wrench to loosen the set screws on both lift cable drums. This enables the opening and closing of the garage door.

Garage door springs are used to offset the weight of the door. Use locking pliers or a c clamp to secure the torsion tube to the center bracket to keep it from moving. Disconnect the lift cables then slide the cable drums and springs off the torsion tube. Hold the garage door in this position by attaching a c clamp to the track at a point below the lowest door roller wheel.

When garage doors won t close all of the way or they close unevenly spring adjustment may be called for. This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. Without the springs the door is very difficult to lift.

If the door falls when you let go add a quarter turn to each spring. Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. Secure the tube and remove the springs cables and cable drums. The torsion springs and all the related apparatus are situated at the top of a garage door.

In this video you ll learn how to spot and replace a garage door extension spring. If the door springs are properly adjusted the door should stay in place when you let go. The whole garage door apparatus is very economically and smartly designed. Troubleshooting garage door springs.

Adjusting garage door springs is a common repair. A few years back i narrowly avoided being hit by a spring that snapped.