How To Replace Single Garage Door Torsion Spring

Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more.

How to replace single garage door torsion spring. You will be winding up on the torsion spring. Single torsion spring replacement. We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story. Attempt the following steps only if you are a very.

At this point you will wind the springs. Begin by turning the spring up 1 4 turn until it meets resistance. They are written to help the diy homeowner and maintenance repair men replace a torsion spring that is mounted on one. Many manufacturers have cut costs by using a single spring on a double wide 16 steel garage door.

Replace torsion garage door springs by following these steps. Many garage door servicemen mark the springs with chalk or paint but you can probably wind the springs in the time it would take me to explain how to read the marks. Replacement directions are identical for single car and double car garage doors with the ez set torsion spring system with only one spring on the left side. You ll also find a link for any other garage door parts you may need while repairing your door.

If the spring breaks near the stationary cone a large portion of the spring spins loose with the winding cone secured to the shaft. Instructions for replacing a single torsion spring for replacing garage door extension springs and for replacing wayne dalton torquemaster springs are linked to our diy instructions page above. Replacing torsion springs is the more difficult and potentially dangerous task. The only difference is that the center shaft coupler or the center of the shaft if there is no coupler is supported in the middle on double car doors.