Removing Tension Spring Garage Door

Garage doors are under constant extreme spring tension do not attempt any adjustment repair or alteration to any part of the door especially on springs spring brackets bottom corner brackets red colored fasteners cables or supports without first safely removing the tension from the springs.

Removing tension spring garage door.

Press the spring into the mouth of the jaws of the wrench with your thumb and rest the other end of the wrench on the top of the door. You can either use the locks installed on the door or use clamps or locking pliers as shown in figure 1. Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place. Remove 1 4 turn of tension from your torsion springs but never more than 1 2 turn.

Garage doors even thin metal doors are very heavy and can come down with great force without the springs carrying the bulk of their weight. Once in place disconnect the garage door opener. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed. Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the springs rather than working directly in front of them for safety reasons.

A spring loaded hinge should only be removed when the door is closed to avoid it slamming. Step 1 unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Use a piece of tape to mark the current placement of the pulley so that it. To remove extension springs open the garage door all the way and attach c clamps or locking pliers to the tracks on both sides to prevent the door from rolling down once the springs are removed.

You can then remove the hex wrench and allow the spring to naturally unwind. Continue reinserting the bar and pulling down on the winding cone until the cone is all the way at the end of the spring. On the other hand if the garage door falls to the floor on its own after reaching the halfway point there isn t enough tension on your torsion springs. Next pull down on the winding cone with a winding bar.

Put on eye. First of all lock the door in the closed position. Using a hex wrench open the spring so you can see the tension pin. Removal of torsion springs.

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 1 x research sourcestep 2 loosen the set screws while holding each spring with a winding bar.