This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door.
How to install a garage door side spring.
Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers.
This video will help you weigh a garage door with extension springs.
One end is a fixedattachment to the garage door track or wood frame.
Simply disconnectthese two attachments and reattach the new spring in the same way.
Do not use a digital scale as they often will not respond to the door weight changing as rollers no longer stick to the track.
The other end is attached toa pulley through which the garage door cable is threaded.
Tighten the set screws on the winding cone.
The old spring is attached at two points.
The other cables are safety cables that run through the middle of the springs and are fixed to a track bracket at both ends.
Using a hammer tap the winding bar to stretch the spring out inch.
Place scale under the garage door on the side of the door with the broken extension spring.
Lubricate the spring with garage door lubricant then remove the clamp from the.