How To Remove A Garage Door Spring

Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.

How to remove a garage door spring.

Step 1 unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Disconnect the spring from the track bracket and the spring pulley. Replace extension garage door springs by following these steps. 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.

A safety cable is. Once in place disconnect the garage door opener. Once you ve completed a quarter turn insert the other bar into a different hole in the cone and let the bar lever against the closed garage door to hold the spring tension. Set blocks of.

This allows you to move the original bar to repeat the process alternating the bars with each quarter turn. Put on eye. Garage doors use springs to carry much of the weight of the door during lifting and. How to remove a garage door disconnect the garage door opener.

Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the springs rather than working directly in front of them for safety reasons. To remove an electric garage door opener first close the garage door all the way.