How To Replace Garage Door Springs

In this video you ll learn how to spot and replace a garage door extension spring.

How to replace garage door springs. Use a piece of tape to mark the current placement of the pulley so that it. Diy garage door torsion spring replacement step by step how to video. 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. Click to watch get the official all in one kit and save big 5 star rat.

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. Any broken spring will already be unloaded using the winding bars. A few years back i narrowly avoided being hit by a spring that snapped. Replacing torsion springs is done with the door closed.

Do not try to remove the extension spring that is not broken when the garage door is closed. You start by carefully unloading all of the springs most standard size doors have two. Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.