How To Change A Single Garage Door Spring

Learn how to remove a broken garage door torsion spring and replace with a new one step by step.

How to change a single garage door spring. A safety cable is threaded through the spring to. Replace extension garage door springs by following these steps. At this point you will wind the springs. My buddy ed had a garage door spring break after 20 years and he was initially intimidated by people telling him how dangerous they are to replace and tha.

Many garage door servicemen mark the springs with chalk or paint but you can probably wind the springs in the time it would take me to explain how to read the marks. This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. Once you have your torsion spring measurements and your garage door height go to our find my spring database and click on the convert from one spring to two tab.

Https amzn to 2bnos0s as an aff. This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. Once in place disconnect the garage door. Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.

Wear eye protection and leather gloves throughout the garage door spring replacement project. Disconnect the spring from the track bracket and the spring pulley. Spring used in the video. Step off the ladder and move it off to the side before unclamping the door and testing the balance.

Diy garage door torsion spring replacement step by step how to video. Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance.