Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket.
How to install garage door springs video.
This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.
The doors with two springs are easy to replace.
Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open.
A pair of new springs cost about 25.
Do not try to remove the extension spring that is not broken when the garage door is closed.
Secure cable end to bracket.
Screw on the top hinges and rollers.
Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track.
In this video you ll learn how to spot and replace a garage door extension spring.
Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws.
In order to replace your garage door spring s you will need to find the current measurements in order to accurately replace the spring s.
A few years back i narrowly avoided being hit by a spring that snapped.
Clopay garage door installation videos.
A couple of carabiners can.
There are two types of garage door springs.
To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview.