Installing Garage Door Extension Springs Video

The doors with two springs are easy to replace.

Installing garage door extension springs video.

To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track. Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.

Clopay garage door installation videos. A pair of new springs cost about 25. A couple of carabiners can. There are two types of garage door springs.

If both springs are the same length the garage door should be level across the floor. Be sure the door is open and supported when doing this. Replacing garage door extension spring safety cable. Replacing garage door extension spring safety cable.

Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door. Garage door springs come in two styles. If the extension springs are not the same length open the garage door and change the location of one of the s hooks so that when you close the door both springs are the same length.