Garage Door Springs Diy Repairs

The following instructions for replacing garage door springs are for do it yourself homeowners and for maintenance repair men who service their smaller commercial or industrial sectional overhead doors.

Garage door springs diy repairs.

Start your garage door spring replacement project by getting a rough measurement of your springs length and diameter. These directions are designed for torsion springs mounted to both sides of an anchor bracket above the middle of the garage door as pictured above. 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. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.

After successful testing reconnect the door opener. After removing your tools and clamps test the diy garage door spring repairs by lifting the door manually. Test the spring by lifting the door about 3 feet. Lubricate the spring with garage door lubricant then remove the clamp from the garage door.

Then measure the width and height of your door. If not adjust the springs by adding a quarter turn to each spring until the entryway stays open during the test. If the door remains in place the replacement was a.