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Secure cable end to bracket.
Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws.
This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.
Screw on the top hinges and rollers.
On older openers you may need to remove the l shaped drawbar arm.
A couple of carabiners can.
Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open.
Garage door springs come in two styles.
This can still be done when only one extension spring is broken.
In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.
In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs.
Disengage the opener from the door.
Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.
Weigh your garage door.
This will prevent the door from shooting up and breaking your nose when you wind the new springs during an overhead garage door repair.
The doors with two springs are easy to replace.
A few years back i narrowly avoided being hit by a spring that snapped.
Also yank the cord and unplug the garage door opener before you start any garage door spring repair.
Some garage door openers have a neutral position for the trolley disconnect.
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.
In this video you ll learn how to spot and replace a garage door extension spring.
There are two types of garage door springs.
Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket.
A pair of new springs cost about 25.