Removing Tension Spring Garage Door

Use a piece of tape to mark the current placement of the pulley so that it.

Removing tension spring garage door.

Position a sturdy ladder to the side of the springs rather than working directly in front of them for safety reasons. Removal of torsion springs. First of all lock the door in the closed position. Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

Close the garage door remove the vise grips and manually open the door. You can then remove the hex wrench and allow the spring to naturally unwind. Press the spring into the mouth of the jaws of the wrench with your thumb and rest the other end of the wrench on the top of the door. Open the garage door to remove all spring tension and clamp it in place.

To remove extension springs open the garage door all the way and attach c clamps or locking pliers to the tracks on both sides to prevent the door from rolling down once the springs are removed. Put on eye. Then block the spring shaft with locking pliers leaning against the wall header as shown in figures 2 and 22. On the other hand if the garage door falls to the floor on its own after reaching the halfway point there isn t enough tension on your torsion springs.

Continue reinserting the bar and pulling down on the winding cone until the cone is all the way at the end of the spring. Using a hex wrench open the spring so you can see the tension pin. Once in place disconnect the garage door opener. You can either use the locks installed on the door or use clamps or locking pliers as shown in figure 1.

Garage doors are under constant extreme spring tension do not attempt any adjustment repair or alteration to any part of the door especially on springs spring brackets bottom corner brackets red colored fasteners cables or supports without first safely removing the tension from the springs. Remove 1 4 turn of tension from your torsion springs but never more than 1 2 turn. Then remove the pin using pliers. A spring loaded hinge should only be removed when the door is closed to avoid it slamming.

Step 1 unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track.