How To Install A Single Garage Door Spring

Disconnect the garage door opener so the door remains closed.

How to install a single garage door spring.

Unplug the garage door opener and clamp the door to the track. Many of the accidents that occur while fixing garage door springs are due to installing springs that are too strong. Secure cable end to bracket. Screw on the top hinges and rollers.

Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket. This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track. The door will usually drop back down and raise the bar.

Single torsion spring replacement. Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers. This video will show you how to replace the extension springs on your garage door. 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.

Slide the spring that you placed on the left side of the door at the beginning onto the shaft as shown. Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open. The stationary cone must be toward the center of the garage door while the winding cone must be toward the outside of the door.