How To Replace Overhead Garage Door

You ll need a bracket for both lower corners of the panel.

How to replace overhead garage door.

When the garage door is open secure a hand. Place a clamp on the track 1 ft 30 cm from the bottom of your door. Pop the roller out of the track with a screwdriver. Undo the tension springs from the turnbuckles holding them in place.

Keep the garage door opener disconnected from power. Remove the brackets holding the track in place. This is the best way. Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable.

Keep a firm grip on the rail or it will fall image 1. Find new rollers and hinges here. Center the bottom panel in the door. There s a lot of tension in the springs so be.

Carefully lower the door. Weather stripping can be purchased at any home improvement store. Remove the old door tracks and the laser sensor that keeps the door from closing when an object is beneath it. Climb a ladder so you can easily access the top roller while your.

Lay weather stripping over the door s bottom panel. Lower the door and dismantle it by removing the hardware. Replace the old roller with. Use a scrap 2 by 4.

Remove the sections one at a time by disconnecting the rollers and brackets. Lower a double door by recruiting at least two helpers to help with the weight and place a 2 4 block under the door to prevent smashing a foot or finger when it s lowered. Disconnect the track from the brackets that allow it to hang from the ceiling. Changing the top roller 1.

Mount brackets over the weather stripping.