How To Install Garage Door Springs

Doors with extension springs have two sets of pulleys which are sometimes called sheaves.

How to install garage door springs.

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. Since extension springs are determined by how much weight they each lift and the pulley system cuts this in half you need to replace your old springs with 200 pound extension springs. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.

Our springs are made to be a bit flexible so you don t have to get it to an exact measurement. A pair of new springs cost about 25. One cable attaches to the bottom of the door runs up and over the pulley above the door and around the spring pulley and then attaches to the door track bracket. The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

One at the end of each spring and one at the top of the vertical door track they also have two cables on each side. Garage door springs come in two styles. There are two types of garage door springs.