How To Install Roll Up Garage Door Springs

Spring replacement without removal of door assembly.

How to install roll up garage door springs.

Take the spring with you to the store so that you can choose the right size. While this tutorial shows how to replace both springs on a two spring self storage roll up door with standard mini warehouse loops on both ends of the springs these instructions may be helpful for those with different spring ends or with a different. Order this size so the panels will be made slightly smaller fitting perfectly in the doorway. In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs.

Remove the bolt washer and nut then take off the spring. The primary difference however is that steel rolling doors are made of interlocking slats while self storage roll up doors are just one piece of steel. Self storage roll up doors operate in a similar manner to steel rolling door springs. Lay the panel flat on a workbench.

Like a steel rolling door the curtain on these doors wraps around itself as the door opens. Tighten them as needed and then spray each of the garage door springs with spray lubricant to help decrease the friction of the new door springs. To 4 5 in or 4 1 8 to 4 125 for example. Roll out the door to expose the spring.

Then attach the springs. Divide the two measurements by 20 and 40 to obtain the spring s wire diameter. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. To install the spring reverse these steps.

Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. Then measure 40 coils. Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Step 3 install springs.

The springs balance the door making it easy to roll the door up around itself on the drums. The stripping is shaped like. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Grab a tape measure and press the hook between two spring coils and note the length of 20 coils.

The panels will be about 1 4 in 6 4 mm smaller than the opening step 2 lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel.