Installing Overhead Garage Door Spring

Repairs and adjustments must be made by a trained door system technician using proper tools and instructions.

Installing overhead garage door spring.

Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Step 2 assemble the torsion springs to the spring tube. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.

Step 3 attach. Overhead doors are large heavy objects that move with the help of springs under high tension and electric motors. Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. Refer to figure tor 1 for the configuration of 2 x 6 wood jambs.

Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. To begin if an opener is installed disconnect the opener drawbar arm from the garage door. The doors with two springs are easy to replace. Residential torsion springs are stretched 1 8 to 1 4.

A pair of new springs cost about 25. Get it right the first time. The wood must be. Unplug the power to the opener.

If the garage door spring snakes after tightening the set screws repeat the process and stretch the spring half as much as before. Garage door springs come in two styles. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. Lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel.

This will keep the opener from running if somebody accidentally tries to open the. A couple of carabiners can. Torsion spring installation and adjustment step 1 preparing the door frame. Larger commercial and industrial overhead garage door torsion springs are stretched as much as an inch.

Measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Springs or anything to which door spring parts are fastened such as wood blocks steel brackets cables or other like items. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width. Door with an initial tension of 165 lbs.

Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. There are two types of garage door springs. Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping.

You will typically need. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door.