Can you repair a garage door tension spring yourself.
How to replace a garage door spring tensioner.
You must release the tension on the garage door springs before attempting adjustment or replacement.
Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.
Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.
This is accomplished by opening the garage door as fully as possible until it hits the stop bolt on the track.
Unplug the opener and clamp the garage door to the track so that the door cannot open when the tension is released on the springs.
The garage door tension springs provide lifting force for the heavy door and are under tremendous tension get careless and they can hurt you.
Climb up on a sturdy ladder beside the winding cone at the end of.
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.
Residential torsion springs are stretched 1 8 to 1 4.
If you use the correct tools and follow our instructions you can rebuild the entire torsion spring system in just a few hours without any side.
This video applies t.
If the garage door spring snakes after tightening the set screws repeat the process and stretch the spring half as much as before.