How To Disengage Garage Door Spring

This is true even if you have a garage door opener.

How to disengage garage door spring.

This will disconnect the opener from the door and allow you to open it manually. Close the garage door and pull the emergency release. The springs do not pull with enough force to open the door but they do take the strain of most of the door s weight. If your garage door slips down below the header after you have opened it you garage door springs need to be adjusted.

Garage door springs are used to reduce the weight of the garage door by pulling the door in the direction of the motor. Lift the door manually to about waist height bring it to a stop and let go of it. Disengage the garage door from the motor or in other words put the door into manual mode. There are two different types of spring systems for garage doors.

If it stays in place your spring or springs are fine. You will feel it disengage as well as visually see the small spring on the lever open up. Torsion springs are mounted directly above the door and need to be wound with special tools. You can now open and close your door manually.

Use the emergencyrelease rope to disconnect the opener from the door and push the door up as faras you can without damaging the opener.