How To Install A Single Garage Door Spring

Use locking pliers or a c clamp to secure the door to the track to keep it from opening when you release the tension on the springs.

How to install a single garage door spring.

The stationary cone must be toward the center of the garage door while the winding cone must be toward the outside of the door. Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open. Slowly pull down on the winding bar until the garage door rises 3 and the roller hits the vise grip on the track. This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door.

This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. Single torsion spring replacement. Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.

The door will usually drop back down and raise the bar. Many of the accidents that occur while fixing garage door springs are due to installing springs that are too strong. Screw on the top hinges and rollers. Slide the spring that you placed on the left side of the door at the beginning onto the shaft as shown.

Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws. Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket. Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track. Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers.