Our springs are made to be a bit flexible so you don t have to get it to an exact measurement.
How to replace a garage door springs.
Old garage doors with several failing parts take up to two hours to replace.
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.
Doors with extension springs have two sets of pulleys which are sometimes called sheaves.
This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them.
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.
A garage door spring tune up takes 10 to 15 minutes per door.
Replacing garage door springs takes 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the type and size of the garage door and number of springs.
One at the end of each spring and one at the top of the vertical door track they also have two cables on each side.
Attempt the following steps only if you are a very.
Replacing torsion springs is the more difficult and potentially dangerous task.