How To Install Garage Door Extension Springs Video

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How to install garage door extension springs video.

Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors. There are two types of garage door springs. Be sure the door is open and supported when doing this.

Clopay garage door installation videos. A pair of new springs cost about 25. Garage door springs come in two styles. Thread the cables and tighten the drums.

Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions. Part 3 of 3. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. Install the center bearing and the new right spring and then secure the cones.

A couple of carabiners can. Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door. If the extension springs are not the same length open the garage door and change the location of one of the s hooks so that when you close the door both springs are the same length. If both springs are the same length the garage door should be level across the floor.