How To Install A Torsion Bar Garage Door

Winding bars are available at most hardware stores 4.

How to install a torsion bar garage door.

When torsion springs break they don t fly off like extension springs can. But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door. If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. What was once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer.

This oem spring replacement system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process. In the end scott got the door that he wanted installed along with a great liftmaster garage door opener. Two 1 2 diameter 18 long cold rolled solid steel winding bars note. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.

Just a video showing how to change out broken garage door torsion springs with new ones. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable. Depending on where you live doing this garage door spring replacement job yourself might save you 200 or more. Step 1 preparing the door frame.

It is important that the torsion spring assembly be firmly and securely attached to the frame of the garage. Garage door springs come in two styles. After the plug reaches the mark continue pulling the bar off the door and back toward the middle of the door with your left hand. Diy garage door repair and save money.

Part 1 of 2. Installation of rear torsion spring system. We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story.