Installing Extension Springs On A Garage Door

Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.

Installing extension springs on a garage door. Following are the steps necessary to replace one or more of these springs while taking safety precautions. There are several types of garage door springs to consider when replacing them. The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier. Home owners can replace an extension springs safely by following these steps.

Clopay garage door installation videos. Check out my other. Part 3 of 3. Garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door.

These springs are typically made. Complete instruction to repair a broken garage door spring. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. How to safely install clopay overhead garage door ez set extension springs.

These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors. Be sure the door is open and supported when doing this. Extension springs the other kind of garage door springs are torsion springs run alongside the upper garage door tracks the ones that run parallel to the ceiling and stretch or extend out and back to help lift the garage door. If the extension springs are not the same length open the garage door and change the location of one of the s hooks so that when you close the door both springs are the same length.