Installing New Garage Door Torsion Springs

Unlock the door slowly raise the door and prop it about halfway open.

Installing new garage door torsion springs.

Over the past 40 to 50 years the most common type of spring installed on new garage door builds is the torsion spring. New garage door spring prices. Remove the first bar and pull the second bar down 90. Be sure the springs are solidly attached.

In this video we show how to replace standard garage door torsion springs. Watch the sheaves pulleys that are attached to the end of the extension springs. Place the first bar back into the top winding cone and remove the second bar. Make sure that the bearing is inside the stationary cone.

Step 7 carefully test door function. Wider and taller doors found in warehouses and commercial facilities use larger torsion springs. Remove the locking pliers. Watch the attachment points where the extension springs attach at the back of the door rail.

On doors with two torsion springs each torsion spring should be wound the same number of turns. Torsion springs are more common for heavier garage door installations think taller insulated windowed wooden garage doors. Pull down 90 and insert the other winding bar into the cone. For doors with torsion springs located over the door spend the 50 or so to have a garage door professional release the tension.

Be sure they do not touch the stationary sheaves mounted to the garage door rail just above the garage door opening. New garage door springs cost 30 to 100 for torsion springs and between 20 and 50 for extension springs without installation. Finger tighten nuts on bolts until the stationary cone is flush against the center bearing plate. Torsion springs are the most common last longer and are safer to use.

Insert the bolts in the stationary cones of the new torsion spring and insert the bolts in the slots on the spring anchor bracket. After your new door is installed remove the old stop material on the outside of the door and replace it with the type that has a rubber weatherstrip gasket available at home centers. The remaining bar should be in an upward position allow it to rest against the wall to hold the door in place.