Remove Garage Door Sproings

This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.

Remove garage door sproings.

To remove an electric garage door opener first close the garage door all the way. When the garage door is down the springs are extended and loaded with tension. Part one 1 lift the door completely. There are no cables or pulleys to deal with and the springs have internal safety rods.

Climb up on a sturdy ladder beside the winding cone at the end of the spring. On one piece doors with side springs you open the door to relieve the spring tension and simply swap out the springs on the opener arm mechanism. Garage doors use springs to carry much of the weight of the door during lifting and. 2 block the door in an open position.

Place a vice grip on each side of the track just below the lower roller. Insert a winding bar available on. Our springs are made to be a bit flexible so you don t have to get it to an exact measurement. Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the.

Removing the old springs 1. Remove the garage door springs. Unwind each spring with the. Unplug the opener and clamp the garage door to the track so that the door cannot open when the tension is released on.

Set blocks of. Loosen the set screws while holding each spring with a winding bar. 3 unplug or disengage the door opener. How to remove a garage door disconnect the garage door opener.

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.