Remove Garage Door Sproings

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.

Remove garage door sproings.

Loosen the set screws while holding each spring with a winding bar. To remove an electric garage door opener first close the garage door all the way. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains.

Unwind each spring with the. 2 block the door in an open position. How to remove a garage door disconnect the garage door opener. 3 unplug or disengage the door opener.

Insert a winding bar available on. When the garage door is down the springs are extended and loaded with tension. Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the. Garage doors use springs to carry much of the weight of the door during lifting and.

Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Remove the garage door springs. Place a vice grip on each side of the track just below the lower roller. Our springs are made to be a bit flexible so you don t have to get it to an exact measurement.

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. Climb up on a sturdy ladder beside the winding cone at the end of the spring. Removing the old springs 1. Unplug the opener and clamp the garage door to the track so that the door cannot open when the tension is released on.

Part one 1 lift the door completely.