How To Install Garage Door Springs

There are two types of garage door springs.

How to install garage door springs.

A pair of new springs cost about 25. 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. 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. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.

Doors with extension springs have two sets of pulleys which are sometimes called sheaves. One cable attaches to the bottom of the door runs up and over the pulley above the door and around the spring pulley and then attaches to the door track bracket. One at the end of each spring and one at the top of the vertical door track they also have two cables on each side. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.

Our springs are made to be a bit flexible so you don t have to get it to an exact measurement. Do not try to remove the extension spring that is not broken when the garage door is closed. A couple of carabiners can.