How To Replace Garage Door Springs And Cables

How to lift a garage door with a broken cable and replace a frayed or broken garage door cable on a extension spring door lifting system.

How to replace garage door springs and cables. This video will show you a safe and easy way to replace your garage door cables. Start your garage door spring replacement project by getting a rough measurement of your springs length and diameter. Go to the center of your door and loosen the sets screws on the springs with 1 4 turns. Do not try to remove the extension spring that is not broken when the garage door is closed.

Replacing a garage. Use a piece of tape to mark the current placement of the pulley so that it. 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. Then you unbolt the springs from the central rod bracket disconnect the cables from the pulleys and loosen the pulleys and slide them off of the rod.

This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. Remember to fully insert winding bars and use both bars at the same time to prevent injury. Make sure the quote includes the trip charge parts and labor. A few years back i narrowly avoided being hit by a spring that snapped.

In this video you ll learn how to spot and replace a garage door extension spring. After my last garage door spring broke for 4 years ago the other one snapped so i had a pro come in and replace both as well as the cables. Open up the door and use a vice grip just below the bottom garage door roller on both sides to hold the door open while you change the cables. Next you swap out the springs reinstall the pulleys and cables and secure the inside ends of the springs to the central bracket.

Then ask for a price based on 7 19 lift cables and double life springs.