Change Garage Door Spring

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Change garage door spring.

Test the spring by lifting the door about 3 feet. Door with an initial tension of 165 lbs. This should take about 3 minutes and you don t need to remove the springs or loosen the tension to measure them. If you re uncomfortable with any part of the process simply leave the job to a garage door professional.

Place the new garage door springs against the garage door position the springs so that the ends are facing you and coming from opposite directions. The doors with two springs are easy to replace. Take up the left garage door spring and put it by the left side of the door. The left spring should have the wire coiling from the left the right spring should have the wire coiling from the right.

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. Lubricate the spring with garage door lubricant then remove the clamp from the garage door. If the door remains in place the replacement was a. You absolutely can replace a garage door spring but the type of springs you have may influence your decision.

A couple of carabiners can. A pair of new springs cost about 25. Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. Plug end extension spring is a p528 28 in.